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The Battle of Long Tan

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the battle of Long Tan

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2.

Long Tan is Australia's only memorial site in Vietnam

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What were the challenges faced by Australian soldiers as the battled at Long Tan ?

a)

Outnumbered by the Viet Cong

b)

Monsoon

c)

Bad leadership

d)

Fatigue

4.

One Autralian soldier described the Viet Cong soldiers as being like...

a)

Lighting

b)

Tigers

c)

Zombies

d)

Ducks

5.

The age range of those killed in the BAttle of Long Tan was (a)  

6.

True or False

Of those who died (KIA or from wounds in hospital) more than 50% were conscripts into the Army

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Officially how many Viet Cong casualties were recorded post battle?

a)

550

b)

1200

c)

245

d)

300

8.

The battle of Long Tan was the only major battle that the Australians were involved in during the war. It ensured that the Viet Cong were not able to operate in Phuoc Toy province in anything like (major) strength afterwards.

(Ian Sutherland, Conflict in Indo China, Nelson, Melbourne, 1993 p. 82)

Is this assessment of the battle of Long Tan true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What was the significance of the Battle of Long Tan?

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