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1
What broadway musical originated out of the Vietnam war
In the heights
Hamilton
We hate the Japanese, French, and the Americans: The musical
Miss Saigon
2
Who did the US put in as leader for South Vietnam
Dinh Loi Phong
Bian Mai Lieu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
3
What were one of the outcomes of the Geneva Conference
A general election would be held before July 1956
Vietnam would be communist
Vietnam would be split up; communist north, capitalist south
Vietnam would be capitalist
4
What conference was there after Dien Bien Phu
Zurich Conference, Switzerland
Potsdam Conference, Germany
Geneva Conference, Switzerland
Yalta Conference, Poland
5
Why was the media a huge influence in the peoples reaction to Vietnam
It was the first television war
Uncensored battle reports
6
What did Nixon promise to do in 1969
Promised to not bug the offices, and spy on the democrats
Promised to withdraw troops from Vietnam
Promised to end communism
Promised to increase troops in Vietnam
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Why was the My Lai Massacre so bad for the Americans
They used an atomic bomb
They killed all of the Vietcong
The US army had murdered 400-500 innocent women and children
They killed their own men
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Why did the Vietnamese hate the Americans
They supported a corrupt government that persecuted them
They didn't respect the Vietnamese
They were rude
They just did
9
How many Americans died
59,000
57,000
58,000
60,000
10
When was ceasefire declared, and the last US troops left Vietnam
1973
1970
1972
1971
11
Why was 1968 a bad year for the US army
Tet Offensive
Failed peace talks
Operation rolling thunder
My Lai Massacre
12
What was the principle role of US foreign policy
Containment
Dollar imperialism
Capitalism
Prevention
13
What did the US rename the Vietminh
The North Vietnamese version of the Red Army
Vietcong
The communist plague
Freedom haters
14
Why was Diem so unpopular
He didn't represent the poor Buddhist majority
Hunted down and persecuted Buddhists
He was American
He gave important positions to family members
15
Vietnam is communist today
True
False
16
What was the original name of the Vietnamese resistance fighting for independence
Vietminh
Vietcong
Vietnamese Resistance Army
Vietnamese Independence fighters
17
At what battle did the French lose in 1954 to the Vietminh
Saigon
Nah Trang
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
18
What type of warfare did the Vietminh use
Psychological warfare
Atomic warfare
Gangland warfare
Guerrilla warfare
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Why was it hard for the US to fight the Vietcong in South Vietnam
Used underground tunnels
Had atomic bombs
More experienced with the terrain
Didn't have uniforms you couldn't tell if they were soldiers
20
In 1975 what happened to Vietnam
NV defeated SV in Saigon and it became one communist country
SV surrendered and it became one communist country
NV retreated and it was the same
The US got involved again
21
How did the Vietnamese women help the Vietcong
They attacked them in the street
They baked bread with bombs in it
They blew up US bases
They sold cola with shards of glass in the ice to the US
22
What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident
North Vietnam allegedly bombed South Vietnam
2 US ships were allegedly attacked by North Vietnam
South Vietnam allegedly bombed North Vietnam
23
What colony was Vietnam before World War 2
British
French
Japanese
Spanish
