Conflicts & Resolutions II

Conflicts & Resoltuions II

The Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

What tactic involves hit-and-run ambushes conducted by people who then blend into civilian population?

• trench warfare

• total war

• guerilla warfare

• scorched earth

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Which group in Vietnam used guerilla warfare tactics to oppose Western forces?

Multiple Choice

What event officially stated the Vietnam War for the United States?

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

• Ho Chi Minh's asssassination

• U.S. embassy bombed by communist insurgents

Multiple Select

Which of the following were products used in the Vietnam War to help expose the enemy?

• Agent Orange

• Napalm

• Kerosine

• Roundup

• Sarin Gas

Multiple Choice

What event led to a "creditability gap" proving that the Vietnam War was not near its end and the enemy not near defeat?

• Mai Lai

• Bombing of the bridge over the Kwai River

• assassination of Gen. Westmoreland

• Tet Offensive

Multiple Choice

Where did most antiwar protests take place?

• shopping malls

• college campuses

• public parks

• city halls

Multiple Choice

Where did National Guard troops open fire and kill 9 people attempting to break up an antiwar protest?

• Little Rock High School

• Greensboro Courthouse

• Kent State University

• Ohio State University

Multiple Choice

What act passed in 1973 greatly reduced the power of the president to conduct military actions without Congressional knowledge and support?

• Patriot Act

• Watergate Act

• Marshall Act

• War Powers Acts