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Duplicate of Cold War from Vietnam to Collapse of the Soviet Union
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1
What did some young men do to avoid the draft?
Got a deferment.
Burned their draft cards.
Move to Canada.
Go to prison.
2
Why did the Cold War end?
The USSR and the US signed a peace treaty.
The US used nuclear weapons against the USSR
They built a space station together.
The US did not have an enemy since the USSR broke up.
3
What type of warfare did the Vietcong use during the Vietnam War?
modern, mechanized warfare
kung fu, blades and bows warfare
hit-and-run guerrilla warfare
archaic, stone-age warfare
4
Which of the following treaties froze nuclear weapons production?
Nuclear Test Ban
Potsdam
SALT
NATO
5
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ngo Deinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Le Duc Tho
Vo Nguyen Giap
6
Which of the following countries did not colonize, invade, nor attack Vietnam?
France
China
India
Japan
7
What is the name of the South Vietnamese who supported Ho Chi Minh and the communist North?
Vietcong
Vietminh
Viet communists
NVA
8
What type of war was the US fighting in Vietnam?
total war
offensive war
defensive war
limited war
9
At which university did Anti-War protests result in deaths of four college students in 1970?
Kent State University in Ohio
University of California, Berkeley
Jackson State College in Mississippi
Harvard University in Massachusetts
10
A
quagmire
is muddy shoreline of a pond, in which it is easy to get stuck. Which is a quagmire?
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
11
Why did the U.S. support French colonial rule of Vietnam after WWII?
China promised to stay out of Vietnam because of France
the French promised to support American colonies
to stop Vietnam from becoming communist
the U.S. likes colonies, even French ones
12
Where did a massacre by US soldiers occur in March '68, but not made public until 1969?
Da Nang
Saigon
Hue
My Lai
13
Why was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution so important?
Authorized US use of force in Vietnam,
Required Pres. to check w/ Congress before sending troops
Ordered US troops to withdraw from Vietnam
Divided Vietnam into two countries.
14
In 1948 when the UN recognized Israel as a Jewish State, what immediately happened?
Arab states refused to recognize its creation
Arab countries wanted the UN to recognize Islamic States
US refused to recognize the State of Israel
Arab states and Isreael had a block party
15
Why did OPEC cut back on oil exports to the US?
It wanted to export more oil to Europe
US supports religious freedom
The US supported Israel
The US and the USSR are enemies
16
What is the name of the route the NVA used to move troops and supplies into South Vietnam?
Ia Drang Trail
Mekong Trail
Saigon Trail
Ho Chi Minh Trail
17
What did President Carter hope to gain from the Camp David Accords?
Secure military alliances
End conflict between Israel and Egypt
Maintain trading partners
Prolong centuries of dispute
18
About how many South Vietnamese cities, towns & villages were attacked during in Tet Offensive?
100
25
35
10
19
How many Americans died in the Vietnam conflict?
2,500
58,220
300,000
150,000
20
What major NVA & Vietcong offensive in South Vietnam surprised Americans beginning on 1/30/68?
Tet Offensive
Saigon Offensive
New Year's Offensive
Ho Chi Minh Offensive
21
Which of the following contributed to the anti-war movement gaining momentum going into 1968?
the draft
military success
the assassination of JFK
communism
22
What country did Nixon visit to pressure N. Vietnam into negotiating an end to the conflict?
China
Cuba
North Vietnam
Canada
23
What did Ho Chi Minh want?
a united Vietnam
Independence for Vietnam
Vietnamese soverignty
Communist Vietnamese Empire
24
How did the US military attempt to take away the Vietcong's ability to hide in the jungle?
They used lumberjacks to cut down the jungle.
They used agent orange to kill the plants in the jungle.
They used infrared satellites to find Vietcong in jungle.
They used napalm to burn the jungle down.
25
How did US military leaders measure progress and success in Vietnam?
by the number of bombs and ammunition used by the US
by the amount of ground captured from the NVA & Vietcong
by the number of enemy soldiers the US military killed
by the amount of support from Americans at home
26
How old did one have to be to be drafted?
21
20
19
18
27
What event prompted the US Congress to give Lyndon Johnson the power to wage war in Vietnam?
The "attacks" on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
The assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Soviet and Chinese support of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam.
28
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
MAD theory
China Syndrome
Domino theory
Containment theory
29
Which of the following best describes how some Americans felt about the My Lai massacre?
Anti-war protesters called Vietnam veterans "baby-killers."
The news of the massacre increased anti-war sentiment.
Americans didn't know about My Lai.
The actions of a few do not represent all soldiers.
30
The US funded which group to overthrow the Communist-led Nicaraguan government?
El Habinaros
OPEC
Contras
Mujahideen
31
How many presidents had to deal with the Vietnam "issue"?
5
4
6
7
