Vietnam

How did TV affect America's opinion of the war?

• promoted understanding between America and Vietnam

• developed enthusiasm for the American war effort in Vietnam

• created credibility gap between the government and people

• revealed the contents of classified military documents

How did the government try to cope with the unfairness of the draft?

• They implemented the incentives program

• They implemented the lottery system

• They got rid of the draft

• They began drafting women

Secretary of State Robert McNamara and General Westmoreland wanted to increase our presence in Vietnam and _______________the War.

• Americanize

• Vietnamese

• counteract

• limit

All of the following were provisions of the Geneva Accords EXCEPT

• Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel

• Indochina gained independence

• Cambodia was forced to pay war reparations

• Free elections were to take place in Vietnam in 1956

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the war on Southeast Asia?

• Nearly a million boat people emigrated to other nations

• ARVN remained in power

• Southern Vietnamese endured reeducation camps

• Communists took over all of Vietnam

The Paris Peace Accords provided for all of the following EXCEPT

• Free elections

• Cease fire

• POW exchange

• American troop withdrawl

Why was the Tet Offensive important?

• Allowed communists to take over after the French left Vietnam

• Gave the Vietcong the needed confidence to win the war.

• It was the turning point in the war

• America increase their land troops after this incident

Nixon's plan for Vietnam included all of the following EXCEPT

• Allowing communism to prevail

• peace with honor

• bombing of Cambodia

• Vietnamization

Congressional Act giving the President nearly complete control over the US military actions in Vietnam

• Paris Peace Accords

• Pentagon Papers

• Treaty of Versailles

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

If one nation falls to communism, others would follow.

• Containment

• Deferment Hypothesis

• Domino Theory

• Roller Coaster Method