1 / 56

Jeopardy: Vietnam War Categories and Questions

Test your knowledge of the Vietnam War with this engaging Jeopardy-style game! Choose a category and answer the questions based on key historical events, tactics, and figures from the Vietnam War era. Explore topics like the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the Domino Theory, Vietnamization, and pivotal battles such as Khe Sanh and Dien Bien Phu. Whether you’re a history buff or just curious about this significant period, challenge yourself and others to see who knows the most!

genesis
Télécharger la présentation

Jeopardy: Vietnam War Categories and Questions

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. A B C D E 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

  4. The logistical supply route for the NVA & Viet Cong

  5. What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

  6. the idea that if Vietnam became communist, others would too

  7. What is the “Domino Theory”

  8. The tactics employed by Westmoreland to defeat the NVA

  9. What is “Search & Destroy”?

  10. The practice of killing more soldiers than the enemy does.

  11. What is Attrition?

  12. The headquarters of NVA/VC operations in South Vietnam

  13. What is COSVN?

  14. The concept of winning over the civilian population's allegiance to anti-communistideals.

  15. What is “Winning the Hearts & Minds”?

  16. The term used to describe the training of ARVN troops to take over after the withdrawal of American troops

  17. What is “Vietnamization”?

  18. The name of the North Vietnamese communist resistance forces in the 1st Indochina war

  19. What was the Viet Minh?

  20. The first American soldier killed by hostile action in Vietnam October 21, 1957.

  21. Who was Captain Harry Cramer?

  22. The last American soldier to die in combat in Vietnam, January 27, 1973.

  23. Who was Lt. Col. William B. Nolde?

  24. The only person ever convicted of war crimes in the My Lai massacre trial

  25. Who was Lt. William Calley?

  26. A Defense Department analyst working for the Rand Corporation, he secretly copied Top Secret U.S. government documents and revealed their contents to the newspapers.

  27. Who was Daniel Elsberg?

  28. The Communist leader of the Viet Minh & North Vietnam

  29. Who was Ho Chi Minh?

  30. He rose to power in SouthVietnam in 1965, and was made the President of South Vietnam

  31. Who was Ngo Van Thieu?

  32. It was passed by Congress with only two dissenting votes, gave the President broad powers to wage war and marked the beginning of U.S. escalation of the war.

  33. What was the “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution”?

  34. U.S. Marine base in the northern part of SouthVietnam. In late December 1968, the NVA launched a major offensive against the base.

  35. What was Khe Sanh?

  36. The battle in 1954, where the Viet Minh defeated the French to end the First Indochina war.

  37. What was Dien Bien Phu?

  38. The battle which was a part of the 1969 U.S. operation in the A Shau Valley officially known as “Operation Apache Snow”.

  39. What is “Hamburger Hill”?

  40. On January 30, 1968, the Viet Cong launched a general offensive throughout South Vietnam attacking every major city on the same day.

  41. What was the “Tet Offensive”?

  42. The battle that marked the first major encounter between U.S. forces and regular units of the NVA

  43. What was the Ia Drang campaign?

  44. The European colonial power who had held Vietnam (or Indochina) since the late 1800's.

  45. Who is France?

  46. The shooting of students at Kent State University came during demonstrations against this event.

  47. What was the secret U.S. invasion of Cambodia?

  48. The law that required the President to obtain congressional support for long-term use of U.S. troops abroad in the future.

  49. What was the War Powers Act?

  50. The dramatic influx of this had a major impact on Vietnamese society

More Related