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**Use the link on the left entitled “Battles” to answer the following questions.** When was the fall of Saigon? What did the Viet Cong tanks do? What was Saigon renamed?

What are the three components of the Memorial? How many names are inscribed on the wall? What is the significance of a diamond or a plus next to a name? Which president signed the bill into law which granted the land upon which the Memorial was built? What was dedicated on November 11, 1993? Describe the Vietnam Women's Memorial.
 * Use the link entitled “War Memorial” to answer the following questions.**

If the statement is not true, please correct the error** A disproportionate number of blacks were killed in the Vietnam War. The domino theory was accurate Most Vietnam veterans were drafted. The average age of an infantryman fighting in Vietnam was 19. The average age of those killed in Vietnam was 26. The helicopter provided unprecedented mobility in Vietnam. The border between Vietnam and Cambodia and Laos is 1800 miles. Amputations or crippling wounds were 300 percent higher for Vietnam veterans than for those who served in World War II. Ngo Dinh Diem was Ho Chi Mih’s younger brother. Le Duc Tho and Henry Kissinger were jointly awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a cease fire. Vietnam was the longest military conflict in US history
 * Use the links entitled "Facts", "Figures" and "Myths" to evaluate the following statements.