Unit 3 Turmoil (Vietnam)

Why did President Eisenhower believe it was important for the United States to involve itself in the growing conflict in Vietnam?

• He believed it was the duty of the United States to assist all nations in need.

• He expected that France would become a stronger ally if assisted by the United States.

• He believed that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to communism, more would follow.

• He wanted to establish bases in Asia that would be close to China, Japan, and the Soviet Union.

The Viet Cong were _________.

• the South Vietnamese army.

• a character from Mario Kart.

• communist guerrilla fighters.

• guerrillas, real actual guerrillas in the jungle.

Which event resulted in President Johnson sending additional troops to Vietnam without a formal declaration of war?

• election of 1964

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin incident

• Viet Cong invasion in 1965

Why was waging war in Vietnam difficult for U.S. soldiers?

• U.S. soldiers were poorly equipped and lacked adequate training.

• Villagers sympathetic to the North often protected Viet Cong fighters.

• Most South Vietnamese helped the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.

• North Vietnamese soldiers were highly trained and well-equipped.

Which caused problems for the U.S. military as it attempted to carry out the war in Vietnam?

• Soldiers' morale was low and there was a lack of discipline.

• There was not enough support from military commanders.

• Congress did not appropriate enough money to wage the war.

• The distance to Vietnam made it difficult to supply forces in the field.

Which argument was used by those opposed to the war in Vietnam?

• Treaties forbade U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.

• The United States was interfering in another nation's civil war.

• The draft unfairly targeted the educated and upper class.

• Troops were unable to engage effectively in guerilla warfare.

What 1968 action was a military victory for the South Vietnamese and a psychological victory for the communist North?

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Tet Offensive

• bombing of Hanoi

• fall of Saigon

Which was the American public's reaction to President Nixon's decision to bomb Cambodia?

• increased opposition to the war

• increased enlistment in the armed forces

• increased debate about the likelihood of success

• increased support for the troops

Which best describes the cost of the Vietnam War in human terms?

• an estimated 25,000 American servicemen and 757,143 Vietnamese dead

• 58,000 American servicemen and an estimated 1.5 million Vietnamese dead

• about 200,000 American servicemen and an estimated 4 million Vietnamese dead

• 58,000 American servicemen and an estimated 250,000 Vietnamese dead

Which was a result of the Vietnam War?

• Vietnam veterans were recognized as heroes and were well taken care of.

• Communism in Southeast Asia was seen as a dying form of government.

• There was a growing distrust of government by the American people.

• Most of the world was in agreement with what the United States had done in Vietnam.