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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Vietnam War was televised.FalseTrue
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Pentagon Papers revealed that
many more Americans had died in Vietnam than had been reported.
American prisoners of war were being tortured in North Vietnamese prisons.
American soldiers had massacred Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
the government had not been honest with the public about Vietnam.
- 3. Multiple Choice
In 1970 what college protested the U.S. invasion of Cambodia, and resulted in the deaths of 4 college students?
UC Berkley
UCLA
University of Wisconsin
Kent State
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which side ended up winning the war?
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
North Korea
- 5. Multiple Choice
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?The Geneva AccordsOperation Rolling ThunderThe Tet OffensiveGulf of Tonkin - 6. Multiple ChoiceIn Vietnam the fighters used a irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?Vietnamese Warfare tacticsCheetah WarfareHidden WarfareGuerrilla warfare
- 7. Multiple Choice
The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war
is determined mainly by technological superiority
can be strongly affected by public opinion
is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers
is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress
allowed Vietnamese refugees to enter the US for asylum
authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.
called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.
condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The village of My Lai was the site of:
he largest battle of the Tet Offensive.
a U. S. massacre of Vietnamese civilians.
a North Vietnamese harbor mined by the U. S
a Marine barracks bombed by the Vietcong.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?ContainmentExterminationIsolationsimElimination
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho were the communists in South Vietnam?VietminhVietcongHo Chi Minhions
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Domino Theory was ..
President Truman’s main foreign policy that stated u.s. would end all communism
President Kennedy’s main foreign policy that stated if China was communist, we wouldn’t trade with them
President Eisenhower’s main foreign policy that stated if one country falls to communism, they’ll all fall
- 13. Multiple Choice
Ho Chi Minh became the ______________President of _______________ Vietnam.
Anti-communist ; South
Communist ; South
Anti-communist ; North
Communist; North
- 14. Multiple Choice
Ngo Dinh Diem became _____________ President of ____________ Vietnam
Anti-Communist ; South
Anti-Communist; North
Communist; South
Communist; North
- 15. Multiple Choice
What group of people did Richard Nixon promise to represent?
Doves
Hawks
"Loud Minority"
"Silent Majority"
- 16. Multiple Choice
What President increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam the most?
President Kennedy
President Eisenhower
President Johnson
President Nixon
- 17. Multiple Choice
Nixon promised to achieve what in Vietnam?
"Silent Victory"
"Absolute Victory"
"Peace with Honor"
Peace with Victory"
- 18. Multiple Choice
What event led to the end of the Vietnam War and put Vietnam under a single regime?
Fall of Saigon
Fall of Ho Chi Minh
Rise of North Vietcong
Rise of Soviet Union
- 19. Multiple Choice
When was the Tet Offensive initiated
1964
1934
1968
1959
- 20. Multiple Choice
What chemical did the Americans use to try to destroy the Jungle around the trail
Agent Orange
Nitrogen Dioxide
Hydrogen Peroxide
Carbon Monoxide
- 21. Multiple ChoiceSomeone that supported the Vietnam War.HawkDoveTigerElephant
- 22. Multiple ChoiceSomeone that was against the Vietnam War.HawkDoveTigerElephant
- 23. Multiple Choice
Document that showed that American leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.
American Papers
Pentagon Secrets
Pentagon Papers
Vietnam Papers
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?televisionradiointernetnews reels
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe American public began to doubt and dispute the facts being revealed by government officials about the war in Vietnam.Credibility GapSilent MajorityNew FrontierPeace Corps
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