USH II Unit 3 Review

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Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?

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Kent State

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Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

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

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Silent Majority

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What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?

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USS Maddox

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Which of the following is FALSE about the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
President Johnson had to get approval from Congress to send troops into Vietnam.
Gave President Johnson authority without actually declaring war.
Escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
Johnson eventually sends as many as 500,000 US troops into Vietnam.

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President Johnson had to get approval from Congress to send troops into Vietnam.

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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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Many African Americans opposed the war because they were

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drafted at a higher rate.

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This was the surprise attack by the Vietcong on US troops in South Vietnam

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Tet Offensive

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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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Nixon's strategy for the South Vietnamese Army to take over fighting the war in Vietnam.

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Vietnamization