Veitnam Quiz

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Yerusalyim

In view of the things I'm learning both about the Veitnam war and it's veterans I'm going to piece together an article for a newrag that I sometimes write for. Here's a little quiz that I'm interesting in getting responses to.
Some are true/false questions, others are open answer question.
1. True or false. The conflict in veitnam was a civil war between the North and South that the US intervened in unjustly.
2. Do Veitnam veterans have a slightly higher rate of drug and acohol addiction than their non vet peers?
3. True or false. Attrocities like the My Lai incident were fairly common in Veitnam.
4. True or false. The famous photo of the little girl running down HWY 1 naked and burnt shows the result of American use of napalm in Veitnam.
5. What percentage of those who served in Veitnam were draftees?
6. True or false. The poor and middle class bore the brunt of the fighting in Nam while the rich and privelege generally received deferments.
7. True or false. The US forces in Veitnam committed more war crimes and attrocities than in any other US war.
8. True or false. Veitnam Veterans are generally less successful in civilian careers than their non-vet counter parts.
9. True or false. Veitnam Vets had a harder time adjusting to civilian life than service veterans of the Veitnam era who did not serve in Nam.
10. True or false. The famous photo of the Saigon Cheif of Police executing a VC captive is an accurate demonstration of the brutal regime the US supported in Nam.
11. True or false. Veitnam Vets suffer from a higher rate of "battle fatigue" or "shell shock" than their counterparts from earlier wars.
12. True or false. From 1967 to 1970 the US was responsible for 20,000 civilian deaths in South Veitnam.
13. True or false. The Bombing of Hanoi in 1970 killed 10,000 N Veitmanese civilians.
14. True of false. The average veitnam vet had one year of college before entering the service.
15. True or false. In realtion to their percentage of the population at large, black and hispanics had a higher rate of casualty in veitnam than their white counter parts.
16. True or false. Rich neighborhoods like Belmont, Chevy Chase, and Great Neck had a slightly higher percentage it's youth die in Veitnam than the country at large.
17. True or false. Overall, troops in Veitnam had a higher incident of drug usage than did their service counterparts who did not serve in Nam.
Answers please.
Yerusalyim

Come on, no one wants to tackle this? Some are true, some are false.
Perry

1. True or false. The conflict in veitnam was a civil war between the North and South that the US intervened in unjustly.
F
2. Do Veitnam veterans have a slightly higher rate of drug and acohol addiction than their non vet peers?
T
3. True or false. Attrocities like the My Lai incident were fairly common in Veitnam.
T
4. True or false. The famous photo of the little girl running down HWY 1 naked and burnt shows the result of American use of napalm in Veitnam.
F
5. What percentage of those who served in Veitnam were draftees?
60%
6. True or false. The poor and middle class bore the brunt of the fighting in Nam while the rich and privelege generally received deferments.
T
7. True or false. The US forces in Veitnam committed more war crimes and attrocities than in any other US war.
T
8. True or false. Veitnam Veterans are generally less successful in civilian careers than their non-vet counter parts.
T
9. True or false. Veitnam Vets had a harder time adjusting to civilian life than service veterans of the Veitnam era who did not serve in Nam.
T
10. True or false. The famous photo of the Saigon Cheif of Police executing a VC captive is an accurate demonstration of the brutal regime the US
supported in Nam.
F
11. True or false. Veitnam Vets suffer from a higher rate of "battle fatigue" or "shell shock" than their counterparts from earlier wars.
T
12. True or false. From 1967 to 1970 the US was responsible for 20,000 civilian deaths in South Veitnam.
F
13. True or false. The Bombing of Hanoi in 1970 killed 10,000 N Veitmanese civilians.
T
14. True of false. The average veitnam vet had one year of college before entering the service.
F
15. True or false. In realtion to their percentage of the population at large, black and hispanics had a higher rate of casualty in veitnam than their white counter parts.
F
16. True or false. Rich neighborhoods like Belmont, Chevy Chase, and Great Neck had a slightly higher percentage it's youth die in Veitnam than the country at large.
F
17. True or false. Overall, troops in Veitnam had a higher incident of drug usage than did their service counterparts who did not serve in Nam.
T
How'd I do?
Yerusalyim

Let me get a few more responses and then I'll give the answers. You did better than I expected though, but you've still bought into a few items that are myths.
ashitaka

1. True or false. The conflict in veitnam was a civil war between the North and South that the US intervened in unjustly.
2. Do Veitnam veterans have a slightly higher rate of drug and acohol addiction than their non vet peers? no
3. True or false. Attrocities like the My Lai incident were fairly common in Veitnam.
4. true or false. The famous photo of the little girl running down HWY 1 naked and burnt shows the result of American use of napalm in Veitnam.
5. What percentage of those who served in Veitnam were draftees? 15%-a guess
6. True or false-we actually know people who fleed Vietnam who were wealthy. The poor and middle class bore the brunt of the fighting in Nam while the rich and privelege generally received deferments.
7. True or false-I think the civil war was the worst. The US forces in Veitnam committed more war crimes and attrocities than in any other US war.
8. True or false. Veitnam Veterans are generally less successful in civilian careers than their non-vet counter parts.
9. True or false. Veitnam Vets had a harder time adjusting to civilian life than service veterans of the Veitnam era who did not serve in Nam.
10. True or false-what was the guy executed for?. The famous photo of the Saigon Cheif of Police executing a VC captive is an accurate demonstration of the brutal regime the US supported in Nam.
11. true or false. Veitnam Vets suffer from a higher rate of "battle fatigue" or "shell shock" than their counterparts from earlier wars.
12. true or false. From 1967 to 1970 the US was responsible for 20,000 civilian deaths in South Veitnam.
13. True or false. The Bombing of Hanoi in 1970 killed 10,000 N Veitmanese civilians.
14. true of false. The average veitnam vet had one year of college before entering the service.
15. True or false. In realtion to their percentage of the population at large, black and hispanics had a higher rate of casualty in veitnam than their white counter parts.
16. true or false. Rich neighborhoods like Belmont, Chevy Chase, and Great Neck had a slightly higher percentage it's youth die in Veitnam than the country at large.
17. True or false. Overall, troops in Veitnam had a higher incident of drug usage than did their service counterparts who did not serve in Nam.
ok, now what are the answers?
Yerusalyim

One or two more response and I'll give the answers. Interesting responses though Ash.
Nathan Natas

1. True or false. The conflict in veitnam was a civil war between the North and South that the US intervened in unjustly.
FALSE
2. Do Veitnam veterans have a slightly higher rate of drug and acohol addiction than their non vet peers?
WE HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DO.
3. True or false. Attrocities like the My Lai incident were fairly common in Veitnam.
TRUE. MOST OF THEM WERE COMMITTED BY THE NORTH.
4. True or false. The famous photo of the little girl running down HWY 1 naked and burnt shows the result of American use of napalm in Veitnam.
THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE.
5. What percentage of those who served in Veitnam were draftees?
ABOUT HALF?
6. True or false. The poor and middle class bore the brunt of the fighting in Nam while the rich and privelege generally received deferments.
THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE; LOOK AT CONGRESS AND OUR RECENT PRESIDENTS.
7. True or false. The US forces in Veitnam committed more war crimes and attrocities than in any other US war.
FALSE.
8. True or false. Veitnam Veterans are generally less successful in civilian careers than their non-vet counter parts.
FALSE.
9. True or false. Veitnam Vets had a harder time adjusting to civilian life than service veterans of the Veitnam era who did not serve in Nam.
TRUE.
10. True or false. The famous photo of the Saigon Cheif of Police executing a VC captive is an accurate demonstration of the brutal regime the US supported in Nam.
FALSE - THE COP WAS EXECUTING A CRIMINAL WHO HAD VICTIMIZED A MEMBER OF THE COP'S FAMILY. A LITTLE PERSONAL REVENGE...
11. True or false. Veitnam Vets suffer from a higher rate of "battle fatigue" or "shell shock" than their counterparts from earlier wars.
TRUE. VIETNAM VETS WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED FOR A MUCH HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME THAN WERE SOLDIERS IN PREVIOUS WARS. LONG DURATION HIGH STRESS = MORE BATTLE FATIGUE.
12. True or false. From 1967 to 1970 the US was responsible for 20,000 civilian deaths in South Veitnam.
FALSE.
13. True or false. The Bombing of Hanoi in 1970 killed 10,000 N Veitmanese civilians.
FALSE.
14. True of false. The average veitnam vet had one year of college before entering the service.
FALSE. EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD DRAFTEES HAVEN'T BEEN TO COLLEGE YET.
15. True or false. In realtion to their percentage of the population at large, black and hispanics had a higher rate of casualty in veitnam than their white counter parts.
FALSE.
16. True or false. Rich neighborhoods like Belmont, Chevy Chase, and Great Neck had a slightly higher percentage it's youth die in Veitnam than the country at large.
FALSE.
17. True or false. Overall, troops in Veitnam had a higher incident of drug usage than did their service counterparts who did not serve in Nam.
FALSE. THE DRUG CULTURE OF THE 60S AND 70S WAS EVERYWHERE. (DOES THIS INCLUDE ALCOHOL?)
roybatty

True or False, Veitnam is spelled Vietnam. Just had to tease ya a bit!
ashitaka

6. True or false. The poor and middle class bore the brunt of the fighting in Nam while the rich and privelege generally received deferments

I thought this question was about the vietnamese themselves, not americans.
Whoops.
ash
ashitaka

14. true of false. The average veitnam vet had one year of college before entering the service.

I answered the question this way, because a bunch of my teachers in high school told us about their service in Vietnam, and that they were pulled out of college, or let voluntarily.
ash

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