Vietnam War

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1. The Vietnam War was the longest military engagement in United States history. How
long did it last?
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2. Who were the four US presidents in office some time during the Vietnam War?
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3. Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
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4. Inside Out & Back Again tells stories about the authors life after the fall of Saigon.
What was Saigon renamed after the end of the Vietnam War?
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5. What is the name of at least one person from Leominster that was a casualty of the
Vietnam War?
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6. Who designed the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C.? What does it look like?
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7. Roughly how much money was spent by the United States during the Vietnam War?
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8. What was the nickname given to the North Vietnamese by Ngo Dinh Diem?
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9. What is the domino theory?
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10. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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11. What happened May 10, 1970 at Kent State?
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12. How many Vietnamese became refugees? Where did they go, generally?
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13. Even though the war was over and Vietnam had been unified once again, why did so
many Vietnamese become refugees?
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14. There were several movies made that depict the Vietnam War, name at least one.
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