Vietnam War Review

Which of the following was the most controversial aspect of the Nixon administration’s approach to the war in Vietnam?

• reducing the number of US troops in Vietnam

• South Vietnam occupation

• the Christmas bombings of North

• the invasion of Cambodia with no Congressional approval or notification agreeing to a ceasefire with North Vietnam in 1973

Where did the Vietminh ultimately defeat the French thereby forcing the French to agree to depart from trying to control Indochina?

• Khe Sahn

• Dien Bien Phu

• Saigon

• Hanoi

Which of the following had the greatest amount of influence in shaping US popular perception of the war in Vietnam?

• the government

• police response to anti war protests

• the North Vietnamese

• the media

Which of the following was used to make the leaves drop from the jungle canopy?

• conventional bombs

• poisonous gas

• Napalm

• agent orange

LBJ asked Congress to give him the power to use military force against North Vietnam after he claimed that the USS Maddox had been fired upon by 3 NV torpedo boats in this body of water

• Yellow Sea

• Gulf of Thailand

• Gulf of Tonkin

• South China Sea

He offered criticism of the Vietnam War that greatly worried President Johnson

• Walter Cronkite

• Henry Kissinger

• Hubert Humphrey

• Richard Daley

U.S. soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

• Tet Offensive

• My Lai massacre

• Attack on Khe Sanh 

• Attack on Sai Pan

Why did the US withdraw from Vietnam?

• They withdrew because it was more difficult and costly than they had thought and also the public at home were turning against it

• They withdrew because they were being beaten by the Vietcong and had to retreat

• They withdrew because the war was coming to an end and Vietnam was becoming democratic

• The withdrew to maintain peaceful relations with the USSR and China

What was the name of the portion of Americans that Nixon claimed supported the War in Vietnam?

• Hawks

• Eagles

• Doves

• Pigeons

The image shows a campus shooting in the 1970's. Where?

• Ohio State

• Kent State

• Indiana State

• Akron U