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Indochinese Communist Party leader
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nikita Khruschev
Ho Chi Minh
Johnny Manziel
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Which of the following happened on this day in history? (May 13th)
All of these things happened on May 13th
Louis Armstrong recorded "When the Saints Go Marching In"
Motown recording artist Stevie Wonder was born in 1950
Pope John Paul II was shot in an assassination attempt
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Factors that led to sinking morale among U.S. troops in Vietnam was/were:
U.S. didn't seem to be making any headway in fighting
All of these
frustrating style of fighting
difficult jungle conditions
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Which of these acts of violence occurred in 1968, dramatically altering the mood of the U.S.?
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
all of these
rioting at the Democratic National Convention
Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Theory that if one Asian country fell to Communism that others would fall in rapid succession
Vietnamization
Credibility Gap
Domino Theory
Theory of Evolution
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7,000 page document that widened the credibility gap re: the government's honesty about Vietnam
King James Bible
War Powers Act
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Pentagon Papers
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A resolution adopted in 1964 giving the president broad war-making powers in Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Tet Offensive
War Powers Act
Emancipation Proclamation
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Massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese cities and U.S. airbases in 1968
Tet Offensive
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
D-Day
Bay of Pigs invasion
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Nixon's strategy to end America's involvement in Vietnam
domino theory
Vietnamization
silent majority
credibility gap
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Those who strongly believed the United States should withdraw from the Vietnam War
Hawks
Doves
American Eagles
Crows
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Law requiring President to inform Congress within 48 hours if troops sent into hostile area
War Powers Act
Pentagon Papers
Geneva Accords
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
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South Vietnam's anti-communist but ineffective and corrupt president
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Manny Pacquiao
William Westmoreland
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Agreement dividing Vietnam into North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel
Geneva Accords
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versaille
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Nixon's advisor for national security and chief negotiator in Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Clark Clifford
Robert McNamara
Robert Kennedy
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Race-related problem(s) that existed for African-American soldiers who served in Vietnam were:
All of these
Ironic to fight for country that treated them poorly
MLK urged them not to fight in another country's civil war
Many were conscientious objectors
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At the outset of the American Revolution, which U.S. city had the largest population?
New York
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Chicago
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After the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam in 1973...
Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese
None of these
The ceasefire collapsed
Ceasefire collapsed and Saigon fell to North Vietnamese
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President Eisenhower's "domino theory" suggested that:
none of these
Domino's Pizza would be invented
If one Asian country fell others would fall as well
Dominoes would surpass baseball as America's pasttime
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Believed that the U.S. should unleash a greater show of military force to win the Vietnam War
American Eagles
Hawks
Doves
Crows
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Which of these was a lasting legacy of the Vietnam War within America?
Cynicism and mistrust of the government
U.S. government quicker to get involved in foreign countries
Draft was established
All of these
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One piece of evidence that the U.S. was sharply divided between hawks and doves was:
Fall of Saigon
Impeachment of President Johnson
Public anti-war demonstrations
Vietnamization
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Network of paths used by North Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam
Glory Road
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tet Offensive
Tobacco Road
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Communist sympathizers within South Vietnam who became enemies of the U.S. soldiers
Vietminh
Vietcong
Green Berets
NVA
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A leaf-killing toxic chemical that devastated the landscape.
HGH
Napalm
Scott's Weed 'n' Feed
Agent Orange
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Youth-dominated political movement of the 1960s
GOP/Republican Party
Students for a Democratic Society
New Left
Ku Klux Klan
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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution:
Gave LBJ broad warmaking powers in Vietnam
Elevated Ho Chi Minh to power in the Communist Party
Divided Vietnam into North and South at the 17th parallel
Limited LBJ's warmaking powers in Vietnam
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Vietnam era literature, like the 3 examples discussed in the book:
portrayed the grim reality of war
focused on a hippie culture
all of these
glorified war
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French outpost in northwestern Vietnam where the Vietminh forced the French to surrender
My Lai
Saigon
Dien Bien Phu
The Bastille
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Which of these caused President Johnson to withdraw from the race for President in 1968?
High approval rating
none of these
Thought his candidacy would divide Democratic Party
Illness of his wife
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U.S. soldiers uprooting villages with suspected ties to the Vietcong
Tet Offensive
Search and Destroy Mission
Mission Impossible
Agent Orange
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Trivia: Which NFL team did Don Barclay, Seneca Valley alum, play for?
The Green Bay Packers
The Pittsburgh Steelers
The Dallas Cowboys
The New York Giants
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New Left organization that originated in a 1964 protest involving students at Cal-Berkeley
Doves
Free Speech Movement
Students for a Democratic Society
Hawks
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A public distrust of statements made by the government
domino theory
continental divide
credibility gap
Pentagon Papers