Transcript Who was President during the height of the US military in Vietnam?

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Beginning in the early 1950s and continuing
into the early 1960s, the communist
government of _________ Vietnam
attempted to install and force through a
communist government in ____________
Vietnam.
North, South
South, North
East, West
West, East
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Who was President during the height
of the US military in Vietnam?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Who was President when the United
States started the American military
build up in Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Which President pledged to bring the
war to an honorable end?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
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The War Powers Resolution of 1973
was a response to concerns over
congressional abuse of authority in
deployment of US military forces
under use of military forces
Supreme Court interference in the
deployment of US military forces
an imbalance of powers in deployment of
US military forces
The War Powers Act requires that the president notify Congress
within 48 hours of committing troops to military action and
forbids troops from remaining for more than 90 days without a
declaration of war.
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What Viet Cong fighting style
employed “hit and run” and only
fighting when the odds were on your
side?
guerilla warfare
nuclear warfare
trench warfare
massive warfare
Execution of a Viet Cong guerilla
• What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
a) Supposed stalemate in fighting on the Vietnamese New
Year but instead the Viet Cong struck important military
bases in South Vietnam.
b) Uprooting camps and forced people to move to refugee
camps surrounded by barbed wire.
c) Three years of bombing raids on roads, bases, and
railways
d) Atrocity of small Vietnam village killing 340 men,
women, and children claiming Viet Cong lived among
them.
Operation Rolling Thunder
• The New York Times published what
article revealing secret activities by the
US government in the Vietnam conflict?
• The Pentagon Papers
• Kent State Killings
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• The Pumpkin Papers
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What was the effect of
“Vietnamization”?
It kept communism from South Vietnam.
It failed and South Vietnam surrendered
to communism.
It had no effect.
It made the 17th parallel the dividing line
between communist North Vietnam and
non-communist South Vietnam.
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What does Nixon’s policy of
“Vietnamization” mean?
Slowly handing South Vietnam back over to the
control of the South Vietnamese military.
Increasing the number of US military in North
Vietnam
Slowly handing North Vietnam back over to the
control of the North Vietnamese military.
Increasing the number of US military in South
Vietnam
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What Cold War policy is reflected by
the United States involvement in the
Vietnam War?
ouch theory
Marshall Plan
massive retaliation
containment
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What site saw many anti-war protests
during Vietnam?
National monuments
college campuses
recruiting offices
factories
Protestors vs. Supporters
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How did the communist North
Vietnamese supply the communist
guerillas in South Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh Trail
bombing raids to steal from South
Vietnamese peasants
tank trains
airlift supplies
• Which is NOT a problem of the US
soldiers in Vietnam?
• Hot, humid weather
• Well hidden enemy that knows the terrain
• Well trained, experienced soldiers
• Frustration that makes many turn to drugs
and alcohol
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What country gave up Vietnam as a
colony?
Germany
France
USSR
Great Britain
• What was the Tet Offensive?
a) Atrocity of small Vietnam village killing 340 men,
women, and children claiming Viet Cong lived among
them.
b) Uprooting camps and forced people to move to refugee
camps surrounded by barbed wire.
c) Three years of bombing raids on roads, bases, and
railways
d) Supposed stalemate in fighting on the Vietnamese New
Year but instead the Viet Cong struck important military
bases in South Vietnam.
• What was the My Lai Massacre?
a) Uprooting camps and forced people to move to refugee
camps surrounded by barbed wire.
b) Three years of bombing raids on roads, bases, and
railways
c) Atrocity of small Vietnam village killing 340 men,
women, and children claiming Viet Cong lived among
them.
d) Supposed stalemate in fighting on the Vietnamese New
Year but instead the Viet Cong struck important military
bases in South Vietnam.
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What was a powerful ally for anti-war
protestors in the US?
Radio
Television
Propaganda
movies
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The domino theory was a foreign policy that
proposed which of the following arguments?
Foreign policy in Asia was a game.
If one Asian country were to become a democracy, then
other nearby nations would also become democracies.
If a communist revolution were to succeed in one Asian
country, then other nearby nations would also turn to
communism.
If the United States colonized one Asian country, then
the Asian trade market would open dramatically.
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What part of Vietnam did the United
States aid?
North
West
South
East