History Chapter 29 Answers – Flashcards
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President Truman agreed to aid France's efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he
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feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
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President Eisenhower's domino theory was based on the idea of
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containment
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The Geneva Accords provided for
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the division of Vietnam into two countries
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President Johnson escalated American involvement in Vietnam by
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sending "advisers" to South Vietnam
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To convince North Vietnam to stop reinforcing the Vietcong, President Johnson ordered Operation Rolling Thunder, which
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began a sustained bombing campaign
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American soldiers used Agent Orange to
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disrupt the enemy's food supply
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Ho Chi Minh compared his military to a(n)
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tiger
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Which of the following best describes the Vietcong's war strategy?
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fight small skirmishes
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By the end of 1965, most American soldiers in Vietnam
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had been draftwe
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In addition to areas of Vietnam, what other areas of French Indochina were under French control in 1954
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Cambodia and Laos
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What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954?
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The Vietminh laid siege to a garrison of French troops who then surrendered
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During the Vietnam War, African American soldiers were
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more likely than others to serve in combat positions
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To eliminate deferment abuses, the Selective Service system
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adopt a lottery
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The Tet Offensive damaged American morale because it
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demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight
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What was the main difference between Doves and Hawks regarding US presence in Vietnam?
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Doves believed that the Vietnam conflict was a localized civil war and did not agree with Johnson's war policy, whereas Hawks supported Johnson's policy and believed Vietnam was a crucial front in the Cold War
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How did doves in Congress officially call into question the U.S. presence in Vietnam?
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In 1967 and 1968, Senator William Fulbright held public hearings on the war
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What effect did the Vietnam War have on the American people?
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It undermined public trust in American leaders
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What difference was seen in the reception of Vietnam veterans by the American public compared with the reception that veterans of World Wars I and II received?
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Vietnam veterans did not receive a warm welcome, whereas victory parades were held in response to the return of veterans from the world wars
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Which of the following would probably be considered a hawk?
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Richard Nixon
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The American public began to distrust the Johnson administration because of the
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credibility gap
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Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the Vietnam War?
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The Vietcong and North Vietnamese demonstrated that they could still fight
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The Tet Offensive damaged American moral because it
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demonstrated that the communist had not lost the will or ability to fight
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Who won the 1968 president election?
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Richard Nixon
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what 1968 event caused U.s. Military leaders to be concerned that a quick end to the war was not possible?
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the U.S. military suffered a major strategic blow in the Tet offensive
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In 1960, president Nixon tried to break the statement in the peace process by
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ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia.
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in 1970 president Nixon tried to break the stalemate in peace process by
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ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia
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what occurred at my lai?
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American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.
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what did the pentagon papers reveal?
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American leaders misled congress and the American people about the war.
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ultimately the end of the Vietnam war resulted in
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communist control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
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What might be president Nixon's purpose as depicted in this image
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to inspect the assembled Chinese soldiers along with premier Zhou enlai.
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what effect did Nixon visit have on relations between china and the U.S. According to Zhou Enlai?
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it bridged through fastest ocean
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president Nixon considered his approach to foreign policy to be
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pragmatic
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China demonstrated its willingness to open talks with the United States by
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invited an American table tennis team to play against its athletes.
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How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization of relations between china and the United States?
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Brezhnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow
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SALT I
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encouraged china to enter the arms race
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president Nixon Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must
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empower south Vietnamese forces to assume more combat duties
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which country did president Nixon visit to improve trade relations?
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China
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the strategic arms limitation treaty
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slowed the arms reach between the Soviet Union and the United States
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Why did the U.S. Government plot to overthrow and assassinate NGO Dinh Diem?
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Diem enacted land reforms that appeared to lean towards communist policy
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why did president Johnson decide to Americanize the war effort?
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Robert McNamara and William westmoreland advised that doing so would win the war.
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how did the Vietnam war affect the view of communism held by U.S. Foreign policy strategists?
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the war revealed that communist movements could be nationalistic and isolated
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the great society was to president Johnson as _____ was to president Nixon.
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foreign policy
