Vietnam War

What was Henry Kissinger's job?

• National Security Advisor to Nixon

• Secretary of State under Reagan

• Chief of Staff to Johnson

• Ambassador to the United Nations

Most anti-war demonstrations took place where?

• large cities

• small towns

• shopping centers

• universities

South Vietnamese guerilla fighters; opposed Diem & supplied by Ho Chi Minh

• Vietcong

• National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam

• South Vietnamese Army

• Ho Chi Minh's Army

Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Reelection of Lyndon Johnson

• Passage of the War Powers Act

• Graphic coverage by television news

• Propaganda films by antiwar protestors

The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what?

• Credibility Gap

• Information Asymmetry

• Media Bias

• Public Mistrust

What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• The Geneva Accords

• The Tet Offensive

• Operation Rolling Thunder

What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?

• draft card

• flag

• money

• effigy

Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to the WWII?

• France

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• Spain

To avoid U.S. soldiers, North Vietnam simply used which trail that went through Laos/Cambodia?

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

• Mekong River Trail

• Laos Supply Route

• Cambodian Freedom Path

What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War?

• Viet Cong forces took the fighting into the dense jungles where they could confuse the Americans.

• The geography allowed American forces to easily navigate and control the area.

• Vietnam's flat terrain made it difficult for any side to gain an advantage.

• The mountains provided a clear line of sight for American snipers.