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Ch. 22 Vietnam War
Ch. 22 Vietnam War
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Supporter of Civil Rights & anti-war activist assassination caused violent riots in 130 cities
Clark Clifford
Eugene McCarthy
George Wallace
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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____ was/were most effective in convincing Americans that the Vietcong weren't goin 2 surrender
Credibility Gap
actions of the Students for a Democratic Society
The Tet Offensive
Invasion of Cambodia
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____ was the United States' main goal in Vietnam
Containing the spread of communism
Negotiating a cease fire
Reunifying Vietnam
Upholding the Geneva Accords
4
top U.S. negotiator on Vietnam during Nixon's presidency
Henry Kissinger
Robert McNamara
Khmer Rouge
Lyndon Johnson
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led by Mario Savio that focused its criticism on the nation's faceless & powerful institutions
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Khmer Rouge
Vietminh
Free Speech Movement
6
What allowed Johnson to escalate the war in Vietnam?
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Executive Privilege
North Korea hacked into Sony
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Who led North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Diem
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung II
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____ enabled N. Vietnam to send troops to S. Vietnam
Fall of Dien Bien Phu
Operation Rolling Thunder
strategic hamlet program
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Under which president did
problems
in Vietnam start?
Kennedy
Truman
Johnson
Eisenhower
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Vday trivia: How much does the avg. American spend on vday?
$0
$75
$50
$100
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Vietnamese forces that were supported by American troops.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Khmer Rough
Viet Cong
Vietminh
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Which of the following best defines the domino theory?
Communism will cause the fall of the US
Communism will topple the global econ
If 1 country falls to communism, others will too.
Socialist govs are a threat to freedom
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What was the capital of South Vietnam?
Hanoi
Ha Phong
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
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Who was the Republican candidate for president in the 1968 election?
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Richard Nixon
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Who printed the Pentagon Papers?
New York Times
New York Magazine
New York Journal
New York World
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Who led US ground troops?
Elmo Zumwalt
John Kerry
John McCain
William Westmoreland
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____ charged that corporations and large government institutions had taken over America.
Students for a Democratic Society
The New Left
The New Right
The Hardhats
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Top U.S. negotiator on Vietnam during Nixon's presidency?
LBJ
Henry Kissinger
Robert McNamara
Eugene McCarthy
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What did Richard Nixon eat for breakfast?
Cottage cheese w/ ketchup
12 eggs and coffee
Milky Ways
Cucumbers w/ vinegar and coffee
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What was the main purpose of introducing the "body count"?
to persuade Americans that a Vietcong surrender was imminent
to build antiwar sentiment in the US
to show the war couldn't be won w/o US involvement
to motivate US soldiers to desire revenge
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Against whom did the ARVN fight?
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
France
United States
22
Who escalated US involvement in Vietnam?
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
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Why did the Congress pass the War Powers Act?
to allow military leaders more independence
to increase the president's authority to wage war
to limit the president's authority to wage war
to prevent tragedies like the My Lai massacre
24
Who controlled Vietnam until 1954?
France
England
Spain
Russia
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What ended the power/decision of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
War Powers Act
Domino Theory
Peace Treaty
Geneva Accords
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Who ran in the 1968 presidential election as an independent on a platform of states rights?
George Wallace
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M Nixon
Robert Kennedy
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Who was nominated for president at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
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Where were 4 students shot protesting?
Kent State University
University of Alabama
University of Notre Dame
Missouri State University
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What was the northern supply route called?
Domino Theory
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia Trail
Operation Rolling Thunder
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___ was ++ effective in convincing the Am public tht the Vietcong weren't close 2 surrendering
The actions of Students for a Democratic Society
Body Counts
The Tet Offensive
The invasion of Cambodia
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What was the Southern strategy? (US backed)
Long, drawn out battles
Search and destroy
Trench warfare
Guerilla warfare
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What was the name for the attacks on the northern supply lines?
Operation Overlord
The Tet Offensive
Mai Lai Massacre
Operation Rolling Thunder
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Who was having issues with Vietnam before the United States?
Britain
France
Soviet Union
China
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Which 1968 Democratic presidential candidate was assassinated?
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Richard Nixon
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What city were the riots in at the Democratic Convention in in 1968?
Chicago
Seattle
Los Angeles
New York
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Which admin's efforts to mislead the Am ppl were revealed by the Pentagon Papers?
Richard Nixon's
Lyndon Johnson's
Dwight Eisenhower's
Harry Truman's
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Which 1968 Democratic presidential candidate voluntarily dropped out of the race?
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
George Wallace
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Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act?
to allow military leaders more independence
to prevent tragedies like the My Lai massacre
to increase the president's authority to wage war
to limit the president's authority to wage war
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What is "Agent Orange?"
Usedto expose Vietcong tunnels by setting fire 2 the jungles
a leaf killing toxic spray used by the US
Special Operations Troops
the Vietcong
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What was the main purpose of introducing the "body count"?
to motivate US soldiers to desire revenge
persuade Ams that a Vietcong surrender as imminent
to build antiwar sentiment in the US
to show that the war could not be w/o US involvement
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Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Il Sung II
Ngo Diem
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Which admin's efforts to mislead the Am. ppl were revealed by the Pentagon Papers?
John Kennedy's
Lyndon Johnson's
Dwight Eisenhower's
Richard Nixon's
43
Who won the presidency in 1968?
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphery
Lyndon Johnson
George Wallace
44
In the 1968 prez campaign, which of the following candidates would a dove most likely vote for?
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
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Nixon lied about bombing what country?
Cambodia
Thailand
Laos
China
46
____ served as the commander of US troops in Vietnam
William Westmoreland
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Clark Clifford
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Identify the statement that best summarizes the opinion of MLK Jr. about AAs in the Vietnam war
happy and proud
believed it was unfair (b/c country treated them unfairly)
# was proportionate to the population
AAs displayed courage & earn civil rights at home
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What gave Johnson the power to deal with Vietnam?
War Powers Act
Elastic clause
Golf of Tonkin Resolution
Executive privileged
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____ set off the first general student strike in US history
Riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
assassination of MLK Jr.
assassination of RFK
invasion of Cambodia
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What country did Johnson increase bombing in?
China
Cambodia
Soviet Union
Vietnam
51
Vietnamese forces that were supported by American troops
Vietcong
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Vietminh
52
Kennedy was assassinated in...
Ford Theater
Boston
Dallas
Washington DC
53
Valentines day trivia: What U.S. state produces the most roses?
Alabama
California
Florida
Missouri
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Which of the following did Nixon say would bring about "peace with honor" in Vietnam?
Americanization of the war
Vietnamization of the war
domino theory
Geneva Accords
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What was the Northern strategy?
Search & destroy
Guerilla warfare
Negotiations
Trench warfare
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Against whom did the ARVN fight?
US
France
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
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Communist leader of the Vietnamese struggle against the French, the Japanese, and the Americans
Vietminh
Ho Chi Minh
Khmer Rouge
Hawks
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___ set off the first general student strike in U.S. history
The assassination of RFK
The invasion of Cambodia
Riots at the Democratic Convention
The assassination of MLK
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In early years of the war, a young man could automatically be deferred from the draft by...
enrolling in college
getting a job
getting married
becoming a conscientious objector
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President who used the Tonkin Gulf incident as an excuse to deepen US involvement in the war
Robert McNamara
Khmer Rouge
Lyndon B. Johnson
Henry Kissinger
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After WWII, the US aided ____ in its efforts to keep control of Vietnam
China
Britain
Japan
France
62
Vday trivia: The most Valentine's Day Cards bought are for which of the following?
Children
Significant others
Teachers
Mothers
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MLK's opinion about African-Americans in the Vietnam War was...
Display courage on the battlefield = equality at home
Happy & proud that these men could serve
Number was proportionate to the population
Unfair to fight for a country that treated them unfairly
