The Vietnam War Era – 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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What happened during the Vietnamese election in 1956?
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Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participate.
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President Johnson escalated American involvement in Vietnam by
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ordering airstrikes 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'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 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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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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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 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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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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It increased by 29 percent.
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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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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 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 the image?
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to inspect the assembled Chinese soldiers along with Premier Zhou Enlai
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What effect did Nixon's visit have on relations between China and the United States, according to Zhou Enlai?
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It bridged "the vastest ocean in the world, twenty-five years of no communication."
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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 United States by
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inviting 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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reduced tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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What was the main difference between Doves and Hawks regarding U.S. 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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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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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 race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
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President Nixon's leading adviser on national security and international affairs
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Henry Kissinger
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guerrilla fighters who launched an insurgency in Vietnam
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Vietcong
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a coordinated assault by communist forces on more than 40 cities in Vietnam
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Tet Offensive
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rebel leader who demanded independence for Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh
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an antiwar candidate for President in 1968
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Eugene McCarthy
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Chinese premier who normalized relations with President Nixon
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Zhou Enlai
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a classified government history of American involvement in Vietnam
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Pentagon Papers
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a Vietnamese village attacked by American troops
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My Lai
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a jellied gasoline that explodes when dropped in large canisters
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Napalm
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the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, its neighbors would follow
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Domino theory
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