Vietnam War Flashcard

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What was the primary goal of the Vietminh?

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to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule

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Which of the following was true of Ngo Dinh Diem's government in South Vietnam?
Options:
It redistributed land to peasants.
It was strongly opposed to communism.
It was a free society.
It was friendly to Ho Chi Minh.

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It was strongly opposed to communism.

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How did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution change the system of checks and balances in the government?

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It gave the president power to wage war without a formal declaration of war.

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Who was Robert McNamara?

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US Secretary of Defense

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Who was William Westmoreland?

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US Commander in Vietnam

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Who would be a Vietcong spy? Options: An American translator, A young Vietnamese catholic, A Woman selling soft drinks to American soldiers, None of the above

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A Woman selling soft drinks to American soldiers

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What was Westmoreland's strategy to defeat the Vietcong? Options: Use hit and run tactics, Use conventional warfare, destroy their morale in war, Defend the small villages in the countryside

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Defend the small villages in the countryside

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What were Search and Destroy Missions?

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Tactic in which U.S. troops destroyed Vietnamese villages

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What is Agent Orange?

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A chemical that the US dropped to clear the jungles in Vietnam

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Which of the following was true of the Geneva Accords? They gave control of South Vietnam to the Communists., The temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel., They unified Vietnam as one nation with Ho Chi Minh as its leader., They were created during a secret meeting between the Vietminh and South Vietnamese nationalists.

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The temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel.