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60s and 70s Cold War and Vietnam Test Review
How long were tours of duty in Vietnam?
What is Brinkmanship?
60s and 70s Cold War and Vietnam Test Review
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What is Brinkmanship?
The idea that if one country goes Communist others will too
Plan to build up the South Vietnamese and withdraw troops
Pushing a situation almost to disaster
Policy of defeating the USSR in all places of technology
2
How long were tours of duty in Vietnam?
3 months
1 year
18 months
6 months
3
Why were we surprised by the Tet Offensive?
Tet is a holiday and we assumed a truce
We realized that we didn't have enough soldiers
We hadn't been attacked by the Vietcong yet
We thought most of South Vietnam was secured
4
We greatly ignored Vietnam's history of fighting off countries trying to conquer them.
False
True
5
Nixon handled the televised debate of 1968 better than JFK.
True
False
6
The 1960 televised debate made people believe that JFK could handle the presidency better.
False
True
7
Nixon promised to withdraw troops as part of his campaign in 1968.
False
True
8
Who is the alleged assassin of JFK?
William Westmoreland
Turner Maddox
Robert McNamara
Lee Harvey Oswald
9
All of the following are true about Diem EXCEPT:
He only supported Buddhists during his presidency
He is assassinated by his own people with possible CIA help
He is operating South Vietnam like a dictator
He didn't allow the elections to take place because he wouldn't win
10
After what announcement did protesting pick up towards the end of the war?
We were going to attack Cuba and assassinate Castro
We were going to bomb Cambodia to stop supply lines
We were going to invade Laos to find refugees
We were going to begin withdrawing troops
11
Agent Orange makes liquids flammable while Napalm helped kill the jungle.
True
False
12
Why were soldiers paranoid during their tour of duty in Vietnam?
They don't know who the enemy is and Vietcong could be anyone
Many American soldiers were acting as spies for the Vietnamese
Their commanders kept downplaying how dangerous it was
They were using too many drugs
13
Who is put into power in South Vietnam?
My Lai
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh
14
Which of the following caused the public to lose support of the war?
Violence being put on the news
Draft
The draft being unfair
Protests
15
Why is Diem unpopular?
All of the above
Bad economic policies
Undemocratic Leadership
Persecuted Buddhists
16
What did doctors label the attacks that former soldiers would have?
PTSD
Flashbacks
Schizophrenia
Depression
17
What percentage of Americans supported the war in Vietnam at the beginning?
60%
85%
78%
25%
18
Where did we put nuclear missiles that angered the USSR?
Alaska
Egypt
Turkey
Iraq
19
When are the Peace Accords finally signed?
1975
1973
1978
1970
20
What did Westmoreland believe about the war in Vietnam?
The getting help from European allies would win
That we could not win it because of Vietnam's history
The the only way to win is to use nuclear weapons
That WWII tactics and our soldier's training would win
21
Vietnamese veterans were treated like WWI and WWII vets upon returning to the US.
True
False
22
All of the following are true about the Bay of Pigs Invasion EXCEPT:
It was an attempt to overthrow Castro and escalated the Cold War
Castro finds out about it and captures most of the invaders
We wanted it to look like Cubans were trying to take back their country
It kept more missiles from being able to reach Cuba
23
Why did the national guardsmen take the Kent State protest personally?
Some students were throwing things at them
All of the above
Tension had building with war protests for years
The students burned down the ROTC building on campus
24
We looked like conquerors to the Vietnamese because we bombed their country.
False
True
25
Who were JFK's "Whiz Kids"?
Advisers who helped him get elected
Former businessmen and experts with data
Safety experts who could prep for nuclear war best
Politicians who were experts at Cold War strategies
26
What was the name for the supply line to the Vietcong?
Laotian Trail
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Dien Bien Phu Trail
Cambodian Trail
27
Who is the Secretary of Defense under JFK and LBJ?
Lee Harvey Oswald
William Westmoreland
Robert McNamara
Turner Maddox
28
Who gained control of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Dien Bien Phu
My Lai
Ngo Dinh Diem
29
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis regarded as?
The closest point to nuclear war
The turning point of the Cold War
The best attempt at assassinating Castro
A huge failure for JFK's presidency
30
What did most of the generals want to do in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
All of the above
Destroy Cuba
Place an embargo on Cuba
Put missiles closer to the USSR
31
Which involved Congress giving up their war powers to let LBJ escalate the war?
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Operation Rolling Thunder
Cuban Missile Crisis
32
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
Separate North Vietnam from Southern Vietnam
Keep Western Germans from entering the Communist side
Keep Eastern Germans from entering the Democratic side
To separate Eastern and Western Germany
33
What is Vietnamization?
The idea that if one country goes Communist others will too
Pushing a situation almost to disaster
Policy of defeating the USSR in all places of technology
Plan to build up the South Vietnamese and withdraw troops
34
By the end of the war, what was causing more casualties for soldiers than the war itself?
Drug Use
Snakebites
Suicide Attempts
Faulty Weapons and Equipment
35
Which of the following became a bigger factor in politics and elections after 1960?
Speaking Ability
Campaign Money and Spending
Style and Media Usage
Picking Smart Advisors
36
All of the following are reasons the Tet Offensive changed the perception of the war EXCEPT:
We realized that we had not made as much progress as leaders were saying
We realized that Communism had spread through Asia
We realized how harsh and chaotic the violence was
We realized that the wasn't going as well as we thought
37
5 students were killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State during a protest.
True
False
38
What happens to LBJ and his advisors?
They are all fired
They are court martialed and put on trial for war crimes
They all resign or don't seek re-election
They are impeached
39
What was decided in the Geneva Accords?
North would be democratic and the South Vietnam Communist
South would be democratic and North Vietnam Communist
Eventually the parts of Vietnam would be united through elections
China would control Vietnam
40
What happens to South Vietnam after the US withdraws troops?
It is taken over by North Vietnam
It is captured by China
It is captured by Soviet troops
It is taken over by the French
41
Who is the general in charge of operations in Vietnam?
Robert McNamara
William Westmoreland
Lee Harvey Oswald
Turner Maddox
42
Which involved training Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Operation Rolling Thunder
43
Who are the Vietcong?
Chinese guerilla fighters in North Vietnam
Communist sympathizers in South Vietnam
Democratic allies fighting in North Vietnam
Communist sympathizers in North Vietnam
44
Which of the following is a reason that our soldiers sent to Vietnam lacked motivation?
They were drafted
They were told to train the South Vietnamese soldiers
There were not clear objectives or goals
The jungle makes it hard to measure progress
45
Which involved bombing North Vietnam with massive amounts of firepower?
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
46
Who does the memorial represent at Kent State?
The students killed and the draft dodgers that fled to Canada
Those lost in the Bay of Pigs and the Tet Offensive and the students
The South Vietnamese civilians killed and the students
The troops killed in Vietnam and the students
47
What did Walter Cronkite say about Vietnam that hurt the public support for it?
That negotiating a surrender is the only way out
That the protesters were right in their beliefs
That we were acting as war criminals
That invading Cambodia was the only way to win
48
Where did the paranoia and frustration of US soldiers result in a massacre?
Dien Bien Phu
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
My Lai
49
All of the following are reasons that the US put a lot of effort into the space race EXCEPT:
We wanted to be the most technologically advanced country
We wondered if our weapons could be used in space
We wanted new products for our homes
We felt like we were falling behind the Soviets
