Vietnam War TR

In a program introduced by Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnamese peasants were moved to special fortified villages called ______________________________ to protect them and prevent them from aiding the Vietcong.

• strategic hamlets

• refugee camps

• salvation huts

By 1968 the nation seemed to be divided into two camps: the "doves" who wanted to withdraw from Vietnam and the "____________________" who wanted to stay and fight.

• hawks

• doves

• soldiers

The massive surprise attack in 1968 during ____________________, the Vietnamese New Year, became a turning point in the Vietnam War.

• Tet

• Vietcong

• Christmas

• Ramadan

In political terms Kennedy needed to appear tough on communism since Republicans often accused Democrats of having lost ____________________ to communism during the Truman administration.

• China

• Korea

• Taiwan

• Japan

American cynicism grew with the Vietnam War and the ____________________ scandal, making Americans more wary of their leaders.

• Watergate.

• Deflate-gate

• War on Drugs

• Cold War

The Vietminh formed initially in Vietnam to

• create a Communist government.

• win independence from France.

• create a pro-Western government.

• win independence from Japan..

A main reason President Johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam was his fear that it would

• bring China into the war.

• strengthen the North Vietnamese will to fight..

• result in a staggering loss of American lives..

• horrify the American public, ruining him politically..

In 1968 antiwar protesters and police clashed outside the

• Democratic National Convention.

• White House..

• Republican National Convention..

• Lincoln Memorial..

For which U.S. presidents was the Vietnam War a chief concern?

• Kennedy and Johnson

• Johnson and Nixon

• Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon

• Johnson, Nixon, and Ford

This passage describes an incident in the Vietnam War in which

• deadly missiles flew horizontally.

• bombs made it necessary for U.S. troops to follow trails.

• deadly silent traps hung waiting for U.S. troops.

• warfare followed predictable routes.