Statistics for Conflict in Asia 1945-1971

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Which country previously had control over Korea?	Japan	100%
Who ruled over North Korea during the Korean war?	Kim Il Sung	78%
The side of the country that had been liberated by the USSR and China	North Korea	78%
The side of the country that had been liberated by the US	South Korea	78%
The ______ caused many injuries to which soldiers?	US	78%
In what year did the Korean War break out?	1950	67%
Who sparked the idea to overrule the communist and dictatorist leaders?	Ho Chi Minh	67%
What was the name of the chemical used to burn down trees to reveal hidden villages?	Agent Orange	56%
As a very strong ____ Diem was against other religions. Which other prominent religion in Vietnam did he try to ban?	Buddhism	56%
What chemical weapon did America use on innocent Vietnamese children that burned their clothes and scarred them for life?	Napalm	56%
After being liberated, what country supplied the North with the most artillery, ammo and machines?	The USSR	56%
North Vietnam had an army but there was also another army coincided with Minh. What was the name of this army?	The Viet Cong	56%
His army were called the...	Viet Minh	56%
At what division had Korea been previously split?	38th parallel	44%
Who had also been assassinated in North Vietnam 20 days earlier?	Ngo Dinh Diem	44%
South Korea was dictated by...	Syngman Rhee	44%
Who decided to take their troops out after worries came about that South Korea would fall to communism?	The USA	44%
What was the name of the army for the South of Vietnam? (abbr.)	ARVN	33%
What was the tunnel the Vietcong used to get from the North to the South without being detected?	Ho Chi Minh Trail	33%
In what year did this happen?	1963	22%
One of the _____ tactics was to 'surprise' troops and kill them. What was this called?	Ambush	22%
According to the US, how many casualties did they suffer because of these traps?	11%	11%
During the Vietnamese War, at what division were both independent countries split?	17th parallel	11%
What event happened in 1964 that caused the US to bomb North Vietnam.	Gulf of Tonkin Incident	11%
At the time of the Vietnam War, who had been assassinated as they were believed to have altercated with the communist leader?	JFK	11%
In 1952, South Korea were cornered. But at what compass?	South West	11%
What was the programme, enforced by Diem, that was supposed to 'keep people safe'?	Strategic Hamlet Programme	11%
Approximately how many people died due to this war?	1.5 Milllion	0%
Another tactic was traps. Which trap involved a grenade being launched at a soldier if they set off a trip wire?	Bouncing Betty	0%
Diem had one very strong religious belief that caused a lot of issues. What was this?	Catholicism	0%
Who was president of the US at the time?	LBJ	0%
In response to this and the ban of the flag in 1963. Who set themselves on fire in protest to the attacks?	Thich Quang Duc	0%
Which ship had reportedly been hit but later found out to be a miscommunication because of weather and misreadings?	USS Maddox	0%