Chapter 50

The Viet Minh was a Vietnamese movement led by Ho Chi Minh that

• tried to colonize Japan.

• supported the Indochina War.

• opposed foreign occupation.

• fought against communism.

Which of these is the main reason President Harry Truman sent military aid to French Indochina during the early 1950s?

• to block the spread of communism into Vietnam

• to maintain French control of Vietnam

• to keep the Chinese from invading Vietnam

• to support an independent Vietnam

The Geneva Accords of 1954 led to all of the following EXCEPT

• the departure of the French from Indochina.

• the holding of elections to unify Vietnam.

• the division of Vietnam into two states.

• the end of the First Indochina War.

Which of these empowered President Lyndon Johnson to greatly increase U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?

• War Powers Act

• Pentagon Papers

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

One of the main arguments used to support U.S. military involvement in Vietnam was the fear that if Vietnam fell to communism, other nations in Southeast Asia could as well. This argument was known as the

• domino theory.

• red scare.

• appeasement trap.

• hegemony effect.

Which of the following is a reason that most of President Johnson’s advisors supported Operation Rolling Thunder?

• They believed that it would result in a peace treaty with North Vietnam.

• They argued that it would convince Americans to support the involvement.

• They felt that it was necessary to avoid the collapse of South Vietnam.

• They thought that would help gain military support from France and Britain.

In the 1960s, President Johnson’s advisors that were called hawks

• thought that Vietnam had the right to communism.

• felt that the war with Vietnam was unwinnable.

• favored U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.

• argued for negotiation and peace with Vietnam.

In which year did President Johnson's Americanization of the Vietnam War begin?

• 1965

• 1959

• 1963

• 1961

After the signing of the Geneva Accords, the United States put __________ in charge of South Vietnam.

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Chester Ovnand

• Ho Chi Minh

• John F. Kennedy

How did President John F. Kennedy respond to his inspection team’s reports about the Viet Cong insurgency?

• He decided to send more equipment, weapons, and military advisers to Vietnam.

• He believed it was best for Ngo Dinh Diem and the Viet Cong to work out their differences without U.S. intervention.

• He called for a large number of U.S. soldiers to enter combat in Vietnam.

• He demanded a conference with the leaders of the Viet Cong.