CHAPTER 30 HISTORY TEST

What year was the Paris Peace Accords signed which ended fighting in Vietnam for the U.S?

1973

Which amendment gave 18 year-olds the right to vote?

26th

How many troops were stationed in South Vietnam by 1968?

500,000

What was the domino theory?

A reason to stop the spread of communism

What were the first soldiers sent to Vietnam used as?

Advisors

What minority culture had the most troops fighting along side white soldiers in Vietnam?

African Americans

The U.S. military used ______ to wipe out jungles so the North Vietnamese would have no place to hide:

Agent Orange

This herbicide that was used to destroy Vietnam's jungle

Agent Orange

What caused birth defects in babies in Vietnam and caused cancer and continues to cause ailments killing U. S. soldiers years after the war?

Agent Orange

Why didn't South Vietnam like their president?

All answers are true.

Aerial bombing campaign of N. Vietnam after Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Operation Rolling Thunder

What country controlled Indochina prior to their independence?

France

Allowed the public to be negatively influenced concerning the Vietnam war?

Television and media bias

The anti-war movement at home became more intense and even violent. 4 students were killed at ________ by the national guardsmen when they were protesting the war on campus.

Kent State

Which Ohio university saw a protest become deadly?

Kent State

Who was NOT a presidential candidate running for election in 1968?

Lyndon Johnson

U.S. soldiers killed civilians in this Vietnamese village sparking outrage at home.

My Lai

Lt. William Calley was the only one convicted for what atrocity?

My Lai Massacre

This jelly-like substance burns uncontrollably.

Napalm

Who was South Vietnam's political leader?

Ngo Dinh Diem

Which side ended up winning the war, if not militarily, politically due to the lack of support of the civilian population?

North Vietnam

The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

containment

The Tet Offensive & TV coverage of the war led to distrust of LBJ known as his

credibility gap

What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?

draft cards

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution effectively gave war power to...

the Executive Branch.

When the USS Maddox was attacked by North Vietnamese vessels the event became known as

the Gulf of Tonkin incident

Who was the Secretary of State during most of the Vietnam War?

Dean Rusk

This meant that a person could postpone their military obligation for certain reasons such as attending college.

Deferment

He was the U.S. backed leader of South Vietnam

Diem

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

Domino Theory

What major event occurred in 1975 shortly after the final pull out of American troops leaving our allies unprotected.

Fall of Saigon

The first war against the French was called ___________

First Indochina War

At the Democratic Convention in this city in 1968, violent riots took place.

Chicago

Who helped North Vietnam during the war?

Chinese and the Soviet Union

What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?

Communist

What rule was Vietnam unified under

Communist

This is a person who opposes fighting in the war on moral/religious grounds.

Conscientious Objector

In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?

Guerrilla warfare

This event gave Johnson a "blank check" to do whatever he wanted in Vietnam

Gulf of Tonkin

What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam?

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

He was the communist leader of North Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh

Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?

Ho Chi Minh

To avoid U.S. soldiers North Vietnam simply used which trail that went through Laos/Cambodia?

Ho Chi Minh Trail

What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?

Identifying the enemy , Weather and climate, Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies

What country had control of Vietnam during WWII?

Japan

Which president was MOST responsible for escalating troop numbers in Vietnam?

Johnson

The Presidential election of 1960 was between

Kennedy & Nixon

These stolen documents showed that government officials lied to Congress and the people.

Pentagon Papers

What document revealed the U.S. had been secretly bombing Cambodia & Laos?

Pentagon Papers

What democrat entered the 1968 presidential race, but was shot and killed?

Robert Kennedy

Kennedy's Secretary of Defense who was responsible for modernizing the Army to engage in Guerrilla Warfare?

Robert McNamara

Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:

Silent Majority

Who were the ARVN?

The Army of South Vietnam

The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?

The Great Society

What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?

The Tet Offensive of 1968

How did the Geneva Accords affect Vietnam?

The country was split in two at the 17th parallel

Why did America invade Cambodia even though we were trying to get OUT of the Vietnam War?

To cut Viet Cong and NVA supply routes

The TET Offensive awoke Americans to the fact that Vietnam might not be a war that could be won and the Viet Cong were much stronger than they thought. It took place in:

Urban centers

These were South Vietnamese who supported the communist north

Viet Cong

South Vietnamese rebels who opposed Diem & were armed and supplied by Ho Chi Minh

Vietcong

Which countries were part of Indochina?

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

Viet Minh was the name of the _________________ that was established in 1941

Vietnamese liberation movement

This was the replacing American troops with South Vietnamese troops.

Vietnamization

Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict

War Powers Act

Which WAS a new weapon introduced in Vietnam?

napalm bomb