vietnam war key stats + dates

How many Vietnamese people died during Japanese occupation of the French indochina?

2 million by 1945

How much did Truman send to France?

$15 million in military aid in July 1950

How much did the USA help the french?

Between 1950-54, spent $3 billion and provided 80% of all war supplies

How many people did Diem arrest for opposing the election?

100 000

When was the decisive battle at dien bien phu?

Spring of 1954

Where was Vietnam divided?

17th parallel

How many soldiers were part of the dien bien phi battle?

10000 french, 50000 vietminh

How many people were wounded and died at the dien bien phi battle?

3000 French killed, 8000 wounded and 8000 Vietnamese killed, 12000 wounded

How long did the dien bien phu battle last?

57 days before France surrendered on 7 May 1954

When was the Geneva agreement signed?

July 1954

How much did the US spend to train the ARVN?

$1.6 billion

When was a general election planned to be held?

July 1956

How many guerrilla attacks were there?

50 in September 1961 to 150

In october

When did civil war break out in South Vietnam?

1957

When did Diem get killed by the ARVN?

1 November 1963

When was SEATO set up?

September 1954

When did Eisenhower send a team of CIA intelligent agents to Saigon to gather information for the US government ?

1954

How much did the ARVN troop grow?

1500000 to 170000 by the end of 1961

How many military experts were in Vietnam to train the ARVN?

16000

How many US helicopters did Kennedy sent to south Vietnam to transport ARVN soldier?

300

When were elections held?

October 1955

How many votes did Diem claim he won by?

98.2%

When was the gulf of Tonkin resolution approved, giving the president permission to send troops to Vietnam?

7 August 1964

When did operation rolling thunder start?

13 February 1965, lasting for 3 years

When did Kennedy became the US president?

January 1961

Whene did the strategic hamlet programme start?

March 1962

Consequences of the strategic hamlet programme?

2/3 of the population were forced into camps increasing support for the vietcongs by 300%

When did a buddhist set himself on fire in protest

June 1963

How many US casualties were caused by ambushed?

51%

How many US deaths were caused by booby traps?

10%

How many Americans killed were aged 17-21?

60% of 56 000 americans

How many incidents of desertion were there?

500 000

When was the tet offensive?

30 January 1968

How many Vietcong launched the tet offensive?

84000 attacked more than 100 towns, cities, US military basds and the US embassy building for 6h

How many US and South Vietnamese troops were killed in the tet offensive?

Less than 10000

How many North Vietnamese and vietcongs were killed during the yet offensive?

50000 North Vietnamese and 10000 vietcongs

How much did the Ho chi Minh trail transport?

60 tonnes of equipment a day, 20 000 soldiers a month

How much did operation rolling thunder cost and how many did it kill?

$4 billion, killing 90 000

When did Johnson announce that he won't stand for re-election in November?

31 march 1968

How many more troops was requested to defeat the vietcongs?

200 000

How much did the war cost?

$30 billion a year

How many troops died per week?

360

How many casualties did the Charlie company suffer from?

28 during the tet offensive with 5 dead

When was the report in My Lai?

March 1969 claiming that there were 200 vietcongs operating there

How many did the US troops reported died at My Lai?

22 civilians with the rest being vietcongs

What was the real number of civilians killed during the My Lai massacre?

Between 347 and 507

How many people should be prosecuted because of what happened on My Lai according to the final report?

25

How many murder was Lieutenant Calley found guilty for?

109

When did Nixon become president?

November 1968

How many US troops finally returned home?

By the end of 1969, 85000 out of 540000 returned

When did Nixon gave permission to bomb Cambodia?

March 1969

When did US troops invade Cambodia?

April 1970

How many more troops did the US need to invade Cambodia?

150 000

When did the ARVN start attacking North Vietnamese troops in Laos?

8 February 1971

When did communists controlled most of Laos?

1973

When did tension between USA and USSR start to decrease?

1970

When did Nixon visit China?

1972

When did negotiations begin?

February 1970

When did Noxon announce he sent more troops to Cambodia?

April 30 1970, sending 30000 more troops

What was the ARVN’s growth?

Between 1968-71 it increased from 393000 to 532000

How many students gathered at Kent university to protest?

2000

When did students gathered at Kent to protest?

4 May 1970

How many rounds were fired at the students at Kent?

67 rounds in 13 secs

How many were killed and wounded at Kent?

4 killed, 9 wounded

Why happened in the following days after the incident at Kent state university?

4 million students demonstrated against the war

What happened at Jackson state university?

On may 16 1970, 2 died and 12 were wounded

How many students refused to attend class after the Kent state university shooting?

2 million so 448 campuses shut down

How many people had TVs?

By 1961, 93% of homes had a TV set

What did the Life magazine do?

Published names and faces of all 242 US troops kled in a week of fighting in Vietnam

When was the Paris peace accord signed?

27 january 1973

When did the last US troops leave Vietnam?

March 1973

When did the north Vietnamese launch a military offensive against South Vietnam?

December 1974

When did Saigon fall to communist forces?

April 1975

When was the Watergate scandal?

17 June 1972

How much money was set aside for Nixon to be re elected?

$350 000

When did Nixon resign as president?

9 August 1974

How much did the US spend on the war?

Over $170 billion

How much of forest areas were destroyed?

5.4 million acres

How much farmland was made useless for food production?

Between 1962-69, 300 000 hectares

Total human const in Vietnam?

1 million killed and 2 million wounded

How many troops used heroin?

30%

How many journalists were in Vietnam?

Less than 10 in 1964 to over 600 by 1968

How many Americans soldiers died?

58000

How many Vietnamese civilians were killed or wounded?

2 million killed and 5 million wounded

How many Vietnamese were left as refugees?

11 million

How many children were born from relationships between US soldiers and Vietnamese women?

100 000