Chapter 29 (The Vietnam War Era) Review – Flashcards
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1. President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he
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believed in the domino theory
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2. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to
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Use everything to defend against armed attacks on U. S. forces
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3. 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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4. President Eisenhower's domino theory was based on the idea of
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Containment
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5. The Geneva Accords provided for
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The division of Vietnam into two countries
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6. President Johnson ordered Operation Rolling Thunder, which
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Began a sustained bombing campaign
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7. American soldiers used Agent Orange to
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Disrupt the enemy's food supply and remove jungles
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8. Ho Chi Minh compared his military to a(n)
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Tiger
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9. Which of the following best describes the Vietcong's war strategy?
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Fight small skirmishes
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10. What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954?
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The Vietminh attacked French troops who then surrendered
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11. 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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12. To eliminate unfair deferment abuses, the Selective Service system's draft
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Adopted a lottery
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13. The Tet Offensive damaged American morale because it
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Showed that communists had not lost the will to fight
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14. In March 1968, what surprising announcement did President Johnson make to the American people?
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He would not run for another term as President
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15. Who won the 1968 presidential election?i
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Richard Nixon
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16. What event caused military leaders to be concerned that quick end to the war was not possible?
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The U. S. military suffered a major blow in the Tet Offensive
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17. President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to
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Lower the flow of communist soldier/supplies into the south
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18. What occurred at My Lai?
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American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians
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19. What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?
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American leaders misled Congress and the American people
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20. Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in
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Communist control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
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21. President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would
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Drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union
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22. Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the Vietnam War?
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North Vietnamese demonstrated that they could still fight
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23. China demonstrated its willingness to open talks with the United States by
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Inviting a US ping-pong team to play against its athletes
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24. President Nixon's 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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25. How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization between China and the United States?
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Brezhnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow
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26. Which of the following would probably be considered a hawk?
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Richard Nixon
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27. The American public began to distrust the Johnson administration because of the
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Credibility gap
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28. SALT I
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Reduced tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
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29. Which country did President Nixon visit to improve trade relations?
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China
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30. The Great Society was to President Johnson as _____ was to President Nixon.
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Foreign policy
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31. President Nixon's leading adviser on national security and international affairs
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Harry Kissinger
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32. guerrilla fighters who launched an insurgency in Vietnam
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Vietcong
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33. a coordinated assault by communist forces on more than 40 cities in Vietnam
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Tet Offensive
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34. rebel leader who demanded independence for Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh
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35. an antiwar candidate for President in 1968
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Eugene McCarthy
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36. Chinese premier who normalized relations with President Nixon
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Zhou Enlai
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37. a classified government history of American involvement in Vietnam
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Pentagon Papers
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38. a Vietnamese village attacked by American troops
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My Lai
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39. a jellied gasoline that explodes when dropped in large canisters
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Napalm
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40. the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, its neighbors would follow
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Domino theory
