Quiz #10 Flashcards
Identify the document or author of the following primary source quote:
“All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free. . . . For these reasons, we, members of the Provisional Government, declare that from now on we break off all relations of a colonial character with France.”
Ho Chi Minh, 1945
Identify the author or document of the following primary source quote:
“I ain’t got no quarrel with them Vietcong. No Vietcong ever called me ni &%@ er..”
Muhammad Ali, 1967
In 1970, antiwar protesters were killed at Jackson St. And _______ universities.
Kent St.
Militarily, the U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam
won all major conventional battles against VC and NVA forces
The “vietcong” were
Communist guerrillas
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution, as passed by
Congress, authorized President Johnson to take all necessary measures to repel attacks on U.S. forces.
The Tet Offensive was
a political defeat for the United States.
What was the most important reason why Lyndon B. Johnson chose a strategy of escalation in 1965?
His military advisors argued that escalation was the only way to win in Vietnam.
Identify the author or document of the following primary source quote:
“Now we’re off to bombing these people [Rolling Thunder]. We’re over that hurdle. I don’t think anything is going to be as bad as losing, and I don’t see anyway of winning.”
President Johnson, 1965
What country did Nixon secretly invade in 1970, causing massive antiwar demonstrations and provoking Congress to repeal the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
Cambodia
During the 1850s-1880s, Indochina was colonized by
France
Which of the following is not true about soldiers sent to Vietnam?
They were not very well trained before they arrived in Vietnam.
What policy did Nixon adopt with regard to the war in Vietnam?
gradually withdrawing American troops while widening the war into Cambodia
Identify the author or document of the following primary source quote:
“I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president.”
President Johnson, 1968
Which of the following statements about the Tet offensive is least accurate?
It ended with Vietcong forces inflicting more than 10 times as many casualties than they received.
Ho Chi Minh’s political philosophy was a mixture of
nationalism and communism
The Vietnam War was an example of all the following EXCEPT
appeasement
Most of the Americans sent to Vietnam were chosen by
draft
In 1969, the Nixon/Kissinger team adopted a strategy begun under Johnson known as “Vietnamization,” which meant
shifting the burden of actual combat to the South Vietnamese.
South Vietnam fell to communist forces in
1975
Identify the author or document of the following primary source quote:
”. . . the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.”
Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 1964
Why did the United States discourage Ngo Dinh Diem from abiding by the Geneva Accords and hold nationwide elections in 1956?
They feared Ho Chi Minh’s broad popularity would prevail in a nationwide election.
An American drafted into service during the Vietnam War was most likely to be a member of
the working class.
The conduct of Johnson’s bombing campaign,Operation Rolling Thunder from 1965 to 1968, was based primarily on which military principle?
gradually increasing the intensity of military attacks until the enemy agreed to negotiate
Why did Johnson’s policy of escalation in Vietnam not work?
It failed to consider the resolve of the Vietcong and the NVA.
