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Dramby and the Vietnam War Era
Dramby and the Vietnam War Era
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Massacre that took place on May 4, 1970.
Kent State
Saturday Night
My Lai
Ole Miss
2
Policy that shifted responsibility for fighting the Vietnam War to the South Vietnamese.
Vietnamization
Kissinger Plan
Paris Accords
Linebacker
3
Birthplace of the counterculture movement.
Seattle
San Francisco
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
4
Which village in Vietnam was massacred by Lt. William Calley and his company of troops?
Can Tho
Ia Drang
My Lai
Da Nang
5
How many American troops died in Vietnam?
5,800
2 million
300,000
58,000
6
How older did you have to be drafted in 1968? To vote in 1968?
21:21
18:21
18:18
7
Who did the United States support to be the new leader of South Vietnam in the 1950s?
General Westmoreland
Tan Duc Thao
Sun Yet Sen
Ngo Dihn Diem
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Term that shows how the American public began to distrust the US Government.
peace at hand
counterculture
credibility gap
silent majority
9
Weapon that was used to destroy the rain forests of Vietnam.
Napalm
Agent Orange
Punji Stakes
Zippo Raids
10
Congressional rule that limits the Presidents ability to wage undeclared wars.
War Powers Act
26th Amendment
Vietnamization
Containment
11
Because of the amount of coverage in the Media, Vietnam was the first ______.
reality tv show
movie war
counterculture movement
living room war
12
Identify the two neutral countries that the Ho Chi Minh Trail went through.
Burma and Thailand
Laos and China
Cambodia and Laos
Cambodia and Malaysia
13
He won the 1968 Election in part due to his desire to end the war and restore "law and order".
Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Johnson
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Treaty that divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel into North and South Vietnam.
Berlin Peace Accords
Moscow Peace Accords
Paris Peace Accords
Geneva Peace Accords
15
Violent clashes took place here between police and protesters outside the Democratic Convention
Chicago
Washington DC
Los Angeles
Boston
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What event was responsible for bringing a negative outlook on the Vietnam War?
Battle of Khe Sanh
Tet Offensive
Operation Linebacker
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
17
Muhammad Ali's refusal to enter the war on religious grounds is an example of ____.
conscientious objector
draft dodging
deferments
fragging
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A policy that sought to stop the spread of communism; adopted by Harry Truman.
Red Scare
Containment
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
19
Which US President was given a "blank check" by Congress to fight the Vietnamese?
Kennedy
Ford
Johnson
Nixon
20
Rebel organization in South Vietnam that wanted to become part of North Vietnam.
Charlie
Viet Cong
All of the above
VC
21
Battle that forced France to abandon Vietnam as its colony.
Khe Sahn
Yalu River
Dien Bien Phu
Hamburger Hill
22
People that supported the war in Vietnam were called ____.
vultures
boonies
hawks
green berets
23
Event that officially brought the US into war with North Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Tet Offensive
Hanoi Surprise
Mekong River Incident
24
Event that was the primary cause for the resignation of President Nixon.
Release of the Pentagon Papers
The Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The Watergate Scandal
The Whitewater Scandal
25
Saigon was renamed ____ after it fell to the North Vietnamese.
Can Tho
Duc Tho
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
26
Bombing campaign against the North Vietnamese that lasted the first 3 years of the war.
Rolling Thunder
Frequent Wind
Wandering Soul
Ranch Hand
27
Famous music festival held on August of 1969.
Woodstock
Hippie Palooza
Summer of Love
Haight Ashbury
28
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Vietnam War?
Over the top in No Mans Land
Zippo Raid to destroy a village
Search and Destroy Mission to look for VC
Peppering the Landing Zone to land a helicopter
29
What was a popular method of protest during the Vietnam Era?
music
movies
sit-ins
dance-ins
30
Which country originally colonized Vietnam?
France
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
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Belief that if one country becomes communist, the surrounding countries would turn communist.
Kennedy Theory
Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
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Which individual would come to lead North Vietnam in 1950s?
Pol Pot
Sun Yet Sen
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh