Vietnam Review

President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he

• ran for office as a war dove.

• believed in the domino theory.

• underestimated the communist threat.

• wanted to institute a realpolitik policy.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to

• send economic aid to South Vietnam.

• declare war against North Vietnam without asking Congress.

• use the USS Maddox to control the seas around South Vietnam.

• take all necessary measures to defend against armed attacks on U.S. forces.

President Eisenhower’s domino theory was based on the idea of

• democratization

• national self-determination

• containment

• economic expansion

The Geneva Accords provided for

• immediate elections in Vietnam.

• the division of Vietnam into two countries.

• French control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

• an anticommunist government in control of a unified Vietnam.

What happened during the Vietnamese election in 1956?

• Ho Chi Minh canceled the election.

• Ngo Dinh Diem won an overwhelming popular victory.

• The elections never took place.

• The United States intervened and installed Ngo Dinh Diem as president.

President Johnson escalated American involvement in Vietnam by

• declaring war.

• having Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated.

• sending “advisers” to South Vietnam.

• ordering airstrikes and committing troops.

Which of the following best describes the Viet Cong’s war strategy?

• fight small skirmishes

• avoid any confrontation

• battle by day and rest at night

• engage in large-scale battles

By the end of 1965, most American soldiers in Vietnam

• refused to fight.

• were volunteers.

• had been drafted.

• had not seen any fighting.

The Tet Offensive damaged American morale because it

• led to a popular uprising against the government of South Vietnam.

• demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight.

• caused heavy casualties among American and South Vietnamese forces.

• the Vietcong succeeded in winning key victories against American troops.

In March 1968, what surprising announcement did President Johnson make to the American people?

• The draft had ended.

• He would not run for another term as President.

• The Vietcong had seized control of South Vietnam.

• The United States and South Vietnam had won the war.