Flashcards About History Chapter 16 Test

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President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he
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knew that american people expected victory in Vietnam
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the gulf of tonkin resolution allowed president johnson to
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take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack the forces of the u.s. and to prevent further aggression
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operation rolling thunder was a
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sustained bombing campaign against north vietnam
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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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division of vietnam at the 17th parallel into two countries, N vietnam and S vietnam
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what happened during the vietnamese election in1956
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american intelligence analysts predicted that diem would lose to ho chi minh
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president johnson escalated american involvement in vietnam by
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ordering air strikes and committing troops
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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 food supply.
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ho chi minh compared his military to a
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tiger
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which of the following best describes the vietcong's war strategy
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to wear americans down
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by the end of 1965, most american soldiers in vietnam
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had been drafted
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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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Laos & Cambodia
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what happened at diem 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 a combat position
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to eliminate deferment abuse, the selective service system
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adopted 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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in march, 1968 what suprising announcement did president johnson make to the people
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that he would not run for another term as president
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who won the 1968 presidential election
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Richard Nixon
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between august 1965 and august 1968, in what way did the number of americans who believed u.s. military involvement in vietnam was a mistake change
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the u.s. became polarized between those who advocated continued involvement in vietnam
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what 1968 event caused u.s. military leaders to be concerned that a quick end to 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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president nixon ordered the secret bombing of the ho chi minh trail in cambodia to
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reduce the flow of communist supplies.
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in 1970, president nixon tried to break the stalemate in the 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 the Congress and 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 nixons purpose in the depicted image
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to inspect the assembled chinese soldiers along with premier zhou enlai
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president nixon considered his approach to foreign policy to be
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pragmatic
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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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china demonstrated its willingness to open talks with the u.s. by
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inviting the 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 u.s.
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brehnev invited nixon to visit moscow
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SALT I
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the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
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what effect did the vietnam war have on the american people
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it underminded public trust in American people
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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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was due to widespread u.s. opposition to the vietnam war, soldiers who returned home were not met with the same victorious, patriotic zeal with which the public received wwi and wwii veterans
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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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presidebt nixons vietnamization policy emphasized that the u.s. 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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was an agreement limiting intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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ho chi minh
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1950s and 60s; communist leader of North Vietnam; used geurilla warfare to fight anti-comunist, American-funded attacks under the Truman Doctrine; brilliant strategy drew out war and made it unwinnable
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domino theory
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A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
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dien bien phu
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A town of northwest Vietnam near the Laos border. The French military base here fell to Vietminh troops on May 7, 1954, after a 56-day siege, leading to the end of France's involvement in Indochina.
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vietcong
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A group of Communist guerrillas who, with the help of North Vietnam, fought against the South Vietnamese government in the Vietnam War.
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gulf of tonkin resolution
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1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam
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william westmoreland
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American General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak from 1964 to 1968
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napalm
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Highly flammable chemical dropped from US planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War.
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tet offensive
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1968; National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese forces launched a huge attack on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet), which was defeated after a month of fighting and many thousands of casualties; major defeat for communism, but Americans reacted sharply, with declining approval of LBJ and more anti-war sentiment
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eugene mccarthy
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1968 Democratic candidate for President who ran to succeed incumbent Lyndon Baines Johnson on an anti-war platform.
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my lai
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village in south vietnam where in 1968 american forces open fired on unarmed civilians
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pentagon papers
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secret government documents published In 1971; revealed that the u.s. government had misled americans about the vietnam war.
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henry kissinger
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national security advisor for nixon
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zhou enlai
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chinese premier
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