Ch 26

Front 1

A New York Times commentary on the My Lai massacre observed that:

Back 1

soldiers need not obey orders that to a "reasonable man" would seem patently illegal.

Front 2

The Kennedy administration agreed to support a military coup against Diem because:

Back 2

all of the above

Front 3

In early 1965, confronted with General Westmoreland's request for additional troops in Vietnam, President Johnson opted to:

Back 3

increase the troop deployment as requested while pushing for political reforms in South Vietnam.

Front 4

On June 11, 1963 Thich Quang Duc stunned reporters by:

Back 4

setting himself on fire.

Front 5

The group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS):

Back 5

encouraged grassroots action and participatory democracy.

Front 6

One of the pitfalls of the U.S. policy of containment was that it:

Back 6

often caused America to support undemocratic regimes.

Front 7

The Vietminh employed effective guerilla warfare that included the usage all of following EXCEPT:

Back 7

blackmailing and bribing of the American military elite

Front 8

During World War II, the Vietminh fought against this nation's occupation of Vietnam.

Back 8

Japan

Front 9

American involvement in Vietnam peaked in:

Back 9

1968

Front 10

In 1945 __________ 's forces formed a provisional government in Hanoi and declared independence from France.

Back 10

Ho Chi Minh

Front 11

All of the following are outcomes of the Vietnam War EXCEPT

Back 11

the Domino theory was validated.

Front 12

The impact of the Tet Offensive was magnified by all of the following facts EXCEPT:

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the permanent loss of Saigon due to the Viet Cong's surprise offensive.

Front 13

Photographer Eddie Adams's shot of a South Vietnamese general killing an apparently unarmed suspect is cited as an example of:

Back 13

a photograph that did not tell the whole story.

Front 14

The search-and-destroy strategy began to fail because:

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it was hard to differentiate between the Viet Cong and peasants.

Front 15

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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gave President Johnson the power to wage undeclared war in Vietnam.

Front 16

President Johnson proceeded on each of the following assumptions about Vietnam except:

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sending ground troops to invade North Vietnam would eventually be necessary.