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What was the main difference between Doves and Hawks regarding U.S. presence in Vietnam? |
Doves opposed war and favored decreased military spending. Hawks supported war and favored increased military spending. |
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By the end of 1965, most American soldiers in Vietnam |
had been drafted. |
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What occurred at My Lai? |
American forces killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians |
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President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to |
reduce the flow of communist supplies. |
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In 1970, President Nixon tried to break the stalemate in the peace process by |
ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia. |
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Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the Vietnam War? |
The TET offensive damaged American morale because it demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight |
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During the Vietnam War, African American soldiers were |
more likely than others to serve in a combat position. |
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What 1968 event caused U.S. military leaders to be concerned that a quick end to the war was not possible? |
The U.S. military suffered a major strategic blow in the Tet Offensive |
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American soldiers used Agent Orange to |
disrupt the enemy food supply. |
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Which of the following best describes the Vietcong’s war strategy? |
Fight small skirmishes |
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What did the Pentagon Papers reveal? |
American leaders misled the Congress and American people about the war |
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President Johnson escalated American involvement in Vietnam by |
ordering airstrikes and commiting troops. |
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In March 1968, what surprising announcement did President Johnson make to the American people? |
He would not run for another term as president |
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President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would |
drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union. |
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Ho Chi Minh compared his military to a(n) |
tiger. |
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What effect did Nixon’s visit have on relations between China and the United States, according to Zhou Enlai? |
It bridged the vast ocean in the world, twenty five years of no communication |
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The American public began to distrust the Johnson administration because of the |
credibility gap. |
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Operation Rolling Thunder was a(n) |
sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam. |
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to |
take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. |
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China demonstrated its willingness to open talks with the United States by |
inviting the American table tennis team to play against its athletes. |
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How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization of relations between China and the United States? |
Brehnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow |
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President Truman agreed to aid France’s efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he |
feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. |
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President Nixon considered his approach to foreign policy to be |
pragmatic. |
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President Eisenhower’s domino theory was based on the idea of |
containment. |
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President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he |
believed in the domino theory. |
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How did doves in Congress officially call into question the U.S. presence in Vietnam? |
In 1967 and 1968 Senator William Fulbright held public hearings on the war |
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Which country did President Nixon visit to improve trade relations? |
China |
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What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954? |
The Vietminh laid siege to a garrison of French troops who then surrendered |
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The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty |
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Who won the 1968 Presidential election? |
Richard Nixon |
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What happened during the Vietnamese election in 1956? |
Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participate |
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To convince North Vietnam to stop reinforcing the Vietcong, President Johnson ordered Operation Rolling Thunder, which |
began a sustained bombing campaign. |
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What effect did the Vietnam War have on the American people? |
It undermined trust in American public leaders |
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Which of the following would probably be considered a hawk? |
Richard Nixon |
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SALT I |
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What difference was seen in the reception of Vietnam veterans by the American public compared with the reception that veterans of World Wars I and II received? |
Vietnam veterans did not receive a warm welcome, whereas victory parades were held in response to the return of veterans from the World Wars |
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The Tet Offensive damaged American morale because it |
demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight. |
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In addition to areas of Vietnam, what other areas of French Indochina were under French control in 1954? |
Cambodia and Loas |
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Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in |
Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. |
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President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must |
empower South Vietnamese forces to assume more combat duties. |
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