Vietnam War

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Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to the WWII? France, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain

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France

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What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War? Options: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, The Geneva Accords, The Tet Offensive, Operation Rolling Thunder

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The Tet Offensive

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The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what?

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Credibility Gap

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The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?

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The Great Society

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What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh establish?

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Communism

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Most anti-war demonstrations took place where? Options: large cities, small towns, shopping centers, universities

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universities

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How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars? Options: television, radio, internet, newsreels

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television

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South Vietnamese guerilla fighters; opposed Diem & supplied by Ho Chi Minh

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Vietcong

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What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War?

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Viet Cong forces took the fighting into the dense jungles where they could confuse the Americans.

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Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? Options: Reelection of Lyndon Johnson, Passage of the War Powers Act, Graphic coverage by television news, Propaganda films by antiwar protestors

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Graphic coverage by television news