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Unit 7.2
Why were the Viet Cong so difficult to defeat?
Vietnamization
Unit 7.2
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Vietnamization
was enacted after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
was because of the Domino Theory
called for the replacement of American troops
called for additional American troops
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Why were the Viet Cong so difficult to defeat?
it received help via the Ho Chi Mihn Trail
Vietnamese were passionately nationalist
All of the Above
They could easily blend in with the population
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JFKs Alliance for Progress was
an invasion of Cuba
signed in the Gulf of Tonkin
diplomatic relations with China
economic aid for Latin America
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Why was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution significant
it made us bomb Cambodia
it asked Congress for a formal declaration of war
it ended the war
It gave the president all of the power to stop aggression
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Why was the Vietnam War known as the living room war?
TV brought the brutality of war to people living room
Promoting understanding between capitalism and communism
The Vietcong planned the war in their living rooms
American Soldiers were killed in their living rooms
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1960 presidential election
both political parties nominated veterens
appearance was significant
the divided South determined the election
religion made a key issue in the election
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How were Korea and Vietnam similar?
Both countries were split before and immediately after
Both countries overthrew their pre war leaders
both countries were united under Communism
both countries were geographically the same after the war
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Vietnamization
merging North and South Vietnam
replacing American Soldiers with South Vietnamese soldiers
Bombing of North Vietnam
Escalating soldiers to Vietnam
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Many in the United States felt Vietnam
Was necessary to kill all communism
should be fought more harshly
would complete our promise in World War II
was not a conflict we should be involved in
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The United States abandoned the South Vietnamese capital of
Cuba
Berlin
Saigon
Beruit
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The Berlin Wall
was an example of oppression under Communism
was because of the Eisenhower Doctrine
increased movement from East to West Gerany
was defeated by an airlift
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Which was NOT a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The United States agreed to remove Missiles from Turkey
Soviets removed Missiles from Cuba
Fidel Castro was allowed to remain in power
The United States agreed to withdraw from Berlin
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Why was the Tet Offensive significant?
We bombed Cambodia because of it
turning point in the war
Vietcong lost control of the Ho Chi Mihn Trail
we lost support of the South Vietnamese government
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Gulf of Tonkin
required Tawain to give territory to China
authorized the president a blank check against all threats
created trade alliances
led to an alliance between the US and China
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The Communist Leader of Cuba
Juan Batista
Fidel Castro
Nikita Krushev
Ho Chi Mihn
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ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
New Frontier
Alliance for Progress
Peace Corps
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The purpose of the War Powers Act was to limit the President
sending troops to suppress riots
sending troops to stop terrorism
using troops to defend the US
in committing troops to major military operations in foreign nation
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Korea and Vietnam were similar in that
we won both
both remained split
no formal declaration of war
both happened immediately after WWII
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Kent State and Jackson State
anti war demonstration after bombing of Cambodia
a rally to ramp up support for Vietnam
an important rally for women's rights
an civil rights rally
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The Bay of Pigs
dealt with conflict over oil in the Middle East
involved Soviet Missiles in Cuba
a US sponsored overthrow of the Cuban government
a clash over the Korean peninsula
