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APUSH CC#38 Cold War in Asia
APUSH CC#38 Cold War in Asia
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Why was Johnson's request for more support in Vietnam accepted even though Tonkin was fake?
Stopping communism was more important
The UN saw it as reliable
The US wanted to support France as a ally
North Vietnam claimed it as true
2
What parallel was the stalemate in Korea at?
42nd
45" 50'
46th
38th
3
Did the US win Vietnam?
Yes
No
4
By what year had anti-war sentiments grown to effect the war?
1969
1970
1973
1974
5
How long did the Korean war last?
2 years and 4 months
A little over 2 years
Only a year
About 3 years
6
What was supposed to happen to unite North and South Vietnam?
A war to determine the victor
The US would decide the government
The Geneva Accords were to vote in unification
France would release Vietnam
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What happened in 1968 that turned US opinion about the Vietnam war?
The victory of US forces in North Vietnam
Success of continued bombing in North Vietnam
China's invasion of South Vietnam
The Tet Offensive in South Vietnam
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What was Nixon's "secret plan" to end US involvement in Vietnam?
Tet offensive
Strategic bombing
Vietnamization
More effective weapons
9
Who was the leader over communist North Korea?
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Jong Un
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Did congress officially declare war on Korea?
No
Yes
11
What was the first US intervention in Asia during the Cold War?
Vietnam
Korea
China
China
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What were the North Vietnamese fighting for?
Communism
They wanted to remove capitalism
A independent Vietnam state
The expansion of communism into South Asia
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What incident gave reason for Johnson to go into direct war with North Vietnam?
Cambodian Base
Gulf of Tonkin
French Defeat
Buddhist Protest
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What country other than Vietnam was destabilized by Nixon's plan?
Korea
Laos
China
Cambodia
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When did the Vietnam War begin?
1961
1969
1955
1963
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What did the Pentagon Papers expose?
Nixon's Watergate scandal
The truth about the Tonkin Incident
The US misleading the public
The horrors of Vietnam
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Why did North and South Korea fight?
To remove communism
To unite one Korea
For territorial power in the tribal system
To remove capitalist powers
18
Did the Gulf of Tonkin actually happen?
No
Yes
19
What did the War Power's act aim to do?
Have citizens vote to end the war
Increase executive power in war times
Increase government power to increase the war effort
Limit executive power to send troops
20
Did Nixon's Vietnamization palan succeed?
No, because it had more negative effects than positive
No, because the US public wouldn't allow it
Yes, because of trained South forces
Yes because the North's supply lines were cut
21
What powerful country did the US engage in Korea?
Communist Vietnam
The USSR
China
North Korea
22
Instead of calling it a official war declared by congress, Truman instead...
Kept it a secret from the American public
Called it a UN Police action
Let other countries do the work
Illegally sent troops into South Korea
23
Increasing awareness of the events in Vietnam caused...
Peace talks between the North and South
Civil rights protests
Soldiers abandoning their post
Peace protests
24
What chemical was used to clear jungle in Vietnam?
Napalm
Agent Orange
Agent Dixie
B-12
25
What president escalated in Vietnam war by sending more troops into direct combat?
Kennedy
Nixon
Johnson
Truman
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What was the main goal of Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam?
To free Vietnam from the French Colonial Empire
To establish a communist
To bring down the Capitalist West
To expand and eventually join communist asian powers
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Why did the US involve itself in Vietnam for so long?
Expected to establish a stable South Vietnam
The US expected a short war over the North
Wanted to show its power
Expected victory over a much less powerful force
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What effect did the non-official declaration of war have on executive power?
Increased it, now the president did not need congress
No change, congress still played a vital role
Weakened it, there was a lash back at Truman's action
Increased it over the judicial branch aswell
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Why did the US want to stop North Vietnam from succeeding in gaining independence?
To stop the expansion of communism
To help France maintain its empire
To expand on the half success of the Korean War
To give the land to Japan
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In 1971 the New York Times published what?
Vietnam War Stories
South Vietnamese Secrets
The Pentagon Papers
Gulf of Tonkin Exposed
