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How did the United States increase the size of its military during the Vietnam War?

A
It required all male college students to fight.
B
It offered financial rewards to recruits.
C
It implemented a draft to increase troop size.
D
It took over the South Vietnamese military.
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Which best explains why many in the anti-war movement protested the Vietnam War?

A
They felt it went against democratic principles.
B
They supported a communist regime in Vietnam.
C
They thought the United States should fight the Soviet Union.
D
They wanted the United States to be more aggressive.
3

What was the Tet Offensive?

A
an American military strategy
B
a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese
C
a South Vietnamese strike on the north
D
a battle between the Viet Cong and Viet Minh
4

Which best describes how the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affected US involvement in the Vietnam War?

A
It allowed the president to act in Vietnam as he saw fit.
B
It provided unlimited funding to the South Vietnamese.
C
It authorized funding to support the Viet Cong.
D
It allowed Congress to act in Vietnam as it saw fit.
5

At the end of the war, Vietnam

A
held elections, as promised by the Geneva Accords.
B
became a communist country.
C
was led by Ho Chi Minh.
D
remained divided at the 17th parallel.
6

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?

A
Dien Bien Phu
B
Ho Chi Minh
C
Ngo Dinh Diem
D
Pac Bo
7

Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point in the war?

A
It made Americans lose faith in the war effort.
B
It prompted US soldiers to refuse to fight.
C
It convinced the South Vietnamese to support communism.
D
It made the US government begin Vietnamization.
8

What enabled the drastic increase in US troop deployment to Vietnam between 1964 and 1965?

A
the Geneva Accords
B
the French withdrawal from Vietnam
C
the USS Maddox’s fighting capabilities
D
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
9

How did the Vietnamization plan contribute to the end of the Vietnam War?

A
Vietnam remained divided geographically and politically.
B
North and South Vietnam unified, and US troops remained there for support.
C
The United States fought until North Vietnam was defeated in 1975.
D
The United States withdrew its forces in 1973.
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Which best describes the Viet Cong's fighting style?

A
The Viet Cong engaged in a cold war.
B
The Viet Cong used guerilla tactics.
C
The Viet Cong created jungle warfare.
D
The Viet Cong engaged in herbicidal warfare.

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