Starter quiz

  • Match the US strategy in Vietnam with its intended purpose.
    • The Strategic Hamlets Program
      ⇔
      relocate rural populations away from Vietcong areas ✓
    • Operation Rolling Thunder
      ⇔
      the bombing campaign against North Vietnam ✓
    • Operation Ranch Hand
      ⇔
      use of chemical weapons such as napalm to clear jungle terrain ✓
  • This programme forced people to move away from the graves of their ancestors.
    • 'The Strategic Hamlets Program' ✓
  • Who made a public announcement declaring that “peace is at hand” in October 1972?
    • Henry Kissinger  ✓
    • President Johnson
    • President Nixon
  • Which country was responsible for providing more than three quarters of North Vietnam's military and technical equipment?
    • USSR  ✓
    • China
    • Cuba
    • North Korea
  • Which country provided North Vietnam with 320 000 troops between 1965 and 1971?
    • China  ✓
    • USSR
    • Cuba
    • North Korea
  • Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.
    • occupier
      ⇔
      a member of a group that takes possession of a country by force ✓
    • ceasefire
      ⇔
      a temporary stoppage of a war ✓
    • treaty
      ⇔
      a formal agreement between countries ✓
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