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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
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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
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Which best describes why the Viet Minh initially formed?

A
to get support from the Soviet Union
B
to oppose US involvement in Vietnam
C
to spread communism through Southeast Asia
D
to fight for independence from France
4

What was the aim of Vietnamization?

A
to increase American support for continuing the war
B
to ensure a smooth transition to Vietnamese unification
C
to pass control of the war to the South Vietnamese
D
to prevent the war from spreading to Cambodia and Laos
5

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?

A
Dien Bien Phu
B
Ho Chi Minh
C
Ngo Dinh Diem
D
Pac Bo
6

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.
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What event brought the communists to the forefront of Vietnamese politics and government?

A
World War II
B
the fight for independence
C
division at the 17th parallel
D
the Vietnam War
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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.
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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.
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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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