Vietnam

Question 1

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

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C: It implemented a draft to increase troop size.

Question 2

Which best explains why many in the anti-war movement protested the Vietnam War?

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A: They felt it went against democratic principles.

Question 3

What was the Tet Offensive?

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B: a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese

Question 4

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

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A: It allowed the president to act in Vietnam as he saw fit.

Question 5

At the end of the war, Vietnam

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B: became a communist country.

Question 6

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?

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B: Ho Chi Minh

Question 7

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

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A: It made Americans lose faith in the war effort.

Question 8

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

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D: the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 9

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

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D: The United States withdrew its forces in 1973.

Question 10

Which best describes the Viet Cong's fighting style?

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B: The Viet Cong used guerilla tactics.

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