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The Kent State Shooting
students were protesting the war
protest of entering Cambodia
all of the above
shooting of unarmed college students
2
The War Powers Act
checks the power of Congress to send troops abroad
The President can go to war at a minute's notice
checks the power of the President to sent troops abroad
power of the war
3
A chemical used to strips leaves from trees and shrubs
none of the above
Clorox
Napalm
Agent Orange
4
Ho Chi Minh
Organized the Vietminh
All of the above
United to get rid of Japanese in Vietnam
Fought for Vietnam's independence
5
Saigon was renamed
Las Vegas
Ho Chi Minh City
Taiwan
Hanoi
6
Those that were for the war were called
eagles
dogs
hawks
snakes
7
Did the Domino effect last?
YES
NO
8
The My Lai massacre
Victims were men women and children
resulted in a some soldiers going to prison
an attack on unarmed civilians in Vietnam
all of the above
9
Why did Johnson not run for another term?
People hated him
He was tired
none of the above
He became unpopular because of the war
10
Many Americans lost faith and agreement with the war because of the
credibility gap
all of the above
draft
news
11
A jellied gasoline used to explode on contact
Aquaphor
chap stick--Thanks Aaron
Agent Orange
napalm
12
the Ho Chi Minh Trail
a Memorial path to his grave
a network on tunnels the Vietnamese used during the war
a nice hiking path
the border between Vietnam and Cambodia
13
Why was the Vietnam War called the Living Room War?
there was a lot of furniture
People watched it on television
it was on the news a lot
It took place in a house
14
The organized army put together by Ho Chi Minh and the new South Vietnamese army
guerillas
Vietminh
Vietcong
NFA
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The Vietnam War finally ended in
Nixon brought the troops home
a peace agreement
there was a stalemate
All of the above
16
Ngo Dinh Diem
anti-communist leader in South Vietnam
leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's BFF
French leader
17
The main reason why the US joined the Vietnam war was because of
territory
WWII
fear
communism
18
French Indochina
Prior Vietnam
Thailand
France
Japan
19
The MAIN Legacy of Vietnam remains with
People getting back to their normal lives
fixing all the damage from napalm
dealing with the consequence of Agent Orange
mourning Ho Chi Minh
20
What was Johnson's proposal to send troops to Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Tet Offensive
Search and Destroy
Agent Orange
21
guerrillas
primates
Vietnamese soldiers
tanks
irregular troops with hit and run techniques
22
The Tet Offensive
attack on most American airbases in Vietnam
a massive surprise attack
all of the above
mostly guerrilla fights going crazy
23
The Domino theory
a weird old game
when multiple countries fall to communism
a French philosophy
The French government
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Why was Ngo Dinh Diem overthrown?
he discriminated againsted Buddhists
all of the above
he banned traditional flags
his police killed many people
25
Those that opposed the war were called
cats
doves
birds
bunnies
26
What was Vietnamization?
a way to improve relations with Vietnam
a made up word
a war strategy
the process of removed troops from Vietnam
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Who was assassinated just after Diem's death?
Wilson
MLK
JFK
Johnson
28
Who became President after Johnson?
Abe Lincoln
Gerald Ford
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
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Why did MLK disagree with the Vietnam war?
none of the above
He was nonviolent and disagreed with war
He felt we should focus on America
He didn't want to be drafted
