Causes of the Vietnam War Uncovered

What was the primary outcome of the Geneva Accords regarding Vietnam?

• Vietnam was unified under Ho Chi Minh

• Vietnam was divided into North and South along the 17th Parallel

• The US was granted control over South Vietnam

• France regained control over Vietnam

Why did the US support Ngo Dinh Diem as the leader of South Vietnam?

• Due to his anti-communist stance and nationalism

• Because of his strong democratic principles

• He was popular among the Vietnamese people

• He promised to reunify Vietnam

Why did the US initially support Diem's regime despite his authoritarian rule?

• Because of his effective economic policies

• He had widespread popular support

• Due to his strong anti-Communist position

• He promised democratic reforms

What was a significant effect of the strategic hamlet program?

• It strengthened US-South Vietnam relations

• It improved the South Vietnamese economy

• It led to widespread rural discontent

• It successfully stopped Communist influence

What was the strategic hamlet program intended to achieve?

• To provide military training to villagers

• To increase agricultural production

• To isolate villagers from Communist influence

• To build infrastructure in rural areas

What was the immediate US response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

• Increasing economic aid to South Vietnam

• Retaliatory airstrikes against North Vietnam

• Launching Operation Rolling Thunder

• Sending ground troops to Vietnam

What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allow?

• An increase in economic sanctions against North Vietnam

• The president to use military force in Vietnam as needed

• The use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam

• Direct negotiations with North Vietnam

What was the main goal of Operation Rolling Thunder?

• To encourage North Vietnam to negotiate peace

• To destroy the Viet Cong's supply lines

• To prepare for a ground invasion of North Vietnam

• To boost South Vietnamese morale and pressure North Vietnam

What was the main reason behind the US's deepening involvement in Vietnam?

• Fear of Communist expansion in Southeast Asia

• To test new military technology

• To support French colonial interests

• To gain access to natural resources

What was a major reason for the US's reluctance to withdraw from Vietnam?

• The fear of losing access to Southeast Asian markets

• The possibility of a military coup in South Vietnam

• The potential global humiliation and domestic political consequences

• The commitment to protect French interests in the region