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Question 1

Assumed office after President Kennedy was assasinated on November 22, 1963?

Answer 1

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 2

Only lasted 3 months before he was overthrown by General Kahn?

Answer 2

Gen Minh

Question 3

Believed that neutralization would allow communism to take over?

Answer 3

General Kahn

Question 4

Prime Minister of North Vietnam in 1964?

Answer 4

Pham Van Dong

Question 5

North Vietnamese leader pushing agression to exploit the weaknes of the situation in South Vietnem?

Answer 5

Le Duan

Question 6

U.S. ship involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

Answer 6

USS Maddox

Question 7

In 1964, Johnson’s biggest fear was?

Answer 7

the conservative south

Question 8

Johnson adopted the policies of covert activities and operations from which administration?

Answer 8

The Kennedy Admnistration

Question 9

Held a 90 day campaign to get a congressional resolution in Vietnam?

Answer 9

William Sullivan Group

Question 10

August 1964 resolution that allowed for Air Force Bombing of targets in North Vietnam?

Answer 10

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 11

Pushed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution through congress for approval in two days?

Answer 11

William Fullbright

(Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee)

Question 12

What were the four options discussed in the Sigma I war games?

Answer 12

Pull Out

Pull Back

All Out

Stick it Out

Question 13

What is the resulting course of action following the Sigma II war games?

Answer 13

Bombing

Question 14

The luke warm Goldilocks principle “stick it out” course of action is also known as?

Answer 14

Gradualism

Question 15

Wrote in a 65 page paper to Johnson telling him not to listen to the Generals, and that you can’t win a war by bombing?

Answer 15

George Ball

Question 16

the 1965 operation in which North Vietnam attacks a US Base?

Answer 16

Pleiku

Question 17

Operation unleashed by the Air Force in retaliation to Pleiku?

Answer 17

Operation Flaming Dart

Question 18

Operation rolling thunder’s purpose was an attempt to?

Answer 18

“bomb the North Vietnamese to the conference table”

Question 19

Sent to Vietnam to be in charge of Danang Air Force Base?

Answer 19

William Westmoreland

Question 20

Number of Marines assigned to protect Danang Air Force Base?

Answer 20

3,000 (I Corps)

Question 21

In 1965 at the hearings in Washington D.C., he was against sending in ground forces to Vietnam?

Answer 21

Maxwell Taylor

Question 22

Location of the first major battle of Vietnam?

Answer 22

Ia Drang Valley