Good quiz. Although I struggled with the 15th and penultimate questions. They aren't things we hear about in Britain when the Vietnam war is discussed.
Almost finshed watching a very good ten part documentary on the war that was shown on BBC4 in Britain, i got the penultimate question this time, but still hadn't a clue on the 15th one.
Frayz: I have lived here a long time myself. Wasn't saying he was wrong. Next time either of you is in Saigon, let me know and we can hit up a local quiz night.
I was last there in 2013 I think and before that in 2008. Saigon changed so much in that time. Nice country. I might go back soon. I'm in Thailand right now.
Only 3 protestors were killed at Kent State in 1970. Sandra Lee Scheuer wasn't one of the protestors. She was simply walking between classes when she was fatally struck.
When I was in Vietnam, I was amazed at how good-natured the Vietnamese were about the whole thing. My tour guide said "Oh, you're American! Here's where an American shot me!" and then showed me the bullet wound on his shoulder as though he was recalling a visit to the Golden Gate Bridge. They were very matter-of-fact about the incident, and seemed to have put it squarely in the past. Of course, it's probably a little easier to be gracious when you know you have successfully resisted the world's most powerful military...
Pretty sure you can find some puppet anywhere anytime who will invite you to "help." Wouldn't that be your take on the Soviets in Afghanistan? It would be for me - as it would be for the contrived country and government of "South Vietnam" after the Geneva Conventions of '54.
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The Ak-47 answer is technically wrong. Kalashnikov would be a better answer, because the Viet Congs' primary rifles were thhe Chinese Type-56 assault rifle.
How about Jim Morrison? Which iconic counterculture singer's father was in charge of the Gulf of Tonkin operations? There is a famous picture of a short haired Jim on the bridge of a Navy ship with Admiral Morrison.
You could perhaps point out that the Hmong people who were relocated were mostly Laotian and not Vietnamese. Their relocation to the US, I believe, was because of North Vietnam invading Laos? Anyway, I was quite frustrated that Montagnard didn't work since the US relocated thousands of them to the US as well. And I feel it's the better answer...
Montagnard isn't really a distinct ethnic group, though. It's a catch-all colonial exonym for highland-dwelling minority groups. By contrast the Hmong are a distinct ethnic group. That said, while no one in Vietnam really identifies as 'Montagnard', it is used as a self-identifier in the US, so arguably has become an ethnic group there. I dunno, I think whether it should be accepted or not is up for debate, but I don't think it's the better answer.
I don't think the Cambodian questions are appropriate for this quizz. Maybe the American involvement with bombings in Cambodia would be of better interest...
Interestingly enough, China supported him too. (I'm not what-about-ing this, to be clear, I just find it interesting that both the US and China supported him.)
The fact that I've never heard of the My Lai Massacre until now says a lot about the US education system. Just hush hush so the citizens will remain docile
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Why are you here?
Anyway... please accept montagnard. :)
Maybe the CIA bombings in Laos should be added instead?