The Vietnam War

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The first major clash between the national guard and students, a protest erupted at this university after Nixon invaded Cambodia:

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Kent State

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After the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the US took over fighting for this country: 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 as it showed the war was not close to being won?

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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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All of the following publicly opposed the Vietnam War EXCEPT: Senator John Kerry, Martin Luther King Jr., "The Doves"

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President Johnson

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

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Viet Cong

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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 protesters

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Graphic coverage by television news

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Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?

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Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.

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Vietnamization was a policy advanced by Richard Nixon. What was its purpose?

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to decrease American forces in Vietnam