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Cold War: Kennedy & Vietnam
Cold War: Kennedy & Vietnam
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1
Who was Kennedy's Vice President?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard Nixon
2
Robert McNamara held what influential position in Kennedy's government?
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
National Security Advisor
Army Chief of Staff
3
Kennedy and Diem were not assassinated in the same month.
True
False
4
The Zapruder film caught whose assassination on film?
John F. Kennedy
Ngo Din Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Quang Duc
5
Which of the following was not recommended in a report from General Taylor to President Kennedy?
Send US special forces into North Vietnam
Bomb some areas of North Vietnam
Send 10,000 ground troops
Increase the number of helicopters
6
What was the name of the monk who committed self-immolation in protest of Buddhist persecution?
Duc Quang
Quang Tri
Tri Quang
Quang Duc
7
Roughly how many people were relocated to 'strategic hamlets' by September 1962?
4 million
3 million
6 million
5 million
8
What does NLF stand for?
North Vietnamese Liberation Front
National Liberation Front
Northern Liberation Force
National Liberation Force
9
By what percentage did US military spending increase under Kennedy?
13%
23%
3%
33%
10
What was the official name of the South Vietnamese Army?
ARVN
SVNA
ASVN
SVA
11
The US ambassador to South Vietnam was given permission to 'explore alternative leadership' in South Vietnam.
True
False
12
Kennedy authorised the transfer of 47 helicopters to South Vietnam
True
False
13
What group of people were trained in the desert which limited their effectiveness?
Green Berets
US Marines
Vietcong
N.L.F.
14
Strategic Hamlets were introduced in March 1963.
False
True
15
What was the name of Kennedy's military strategy that consisted of both nuclear & non-nuclear options?
Massive retaliation
Flexible response
Mutual Assured Destruction
Brinkmanship
16
In which US city was President Kennedy assassinated?
Chicago
Dallas
Los Angeles
Washington D.C.
17
Elections were meant to be held in Vietnam in 1956
False
True
18
In response to the Buddhist crisis, who uttered the phrase "let them burn and we shall clap our hands."
Tri Quang
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Madame Nhu
19
By what affectionate nickname was Ho Chi Minh referred to by the people of North Vietnam?
Chairman Ho
Uncle Ho
Grandad Ho
Father Ho
20
How many US military advisors were in Vietnam at the end of Kennedy's presidency?
32,000
16,000
8,000
4,000
