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