Question 1

What was the flaw in American officials' assumption that the U.S.military's superior technology and power would defeat the Communist forces in South Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their advanced weapons were ill suited to the guerrilla warfare practiced by those forces. 
B)  The Communist forces actually had military technology equal to that of the U.S.military. 
C)  American military commanders did not yet understand their own technology. 
D)  The fighting took place in urban areas of South Vietnam and made the technology useless. 
A)  Their advanced weapons were ill suited to the guerrilla warfare practiced by those forces. 
B)  The Communist forces actually had military technology equal to that of the U.S.military. 
C)  American military commanders did not yet understand their own technology. 
D)  The fighting took place in urban areas of South Vietnam and made the technology useless.

Question 2

What was the ultimate impact of the Vietnam War in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contributed to internal disorder and the downfall of two presidents. 
B)  It created a generation of conservative American youth who continued to exert a powerful influence on the nation's culture of the 1960s and 1970s. 
C)  It left a strong antiwar legacy in the United States that led to the dismantling of the military-industrial complex. 
D)  It depleted the power of the presidency and made Congress the most powerful branch of the federal government. 
A)  It contributed to internal disorder and the downfall of two presidents. 
B)  It created a generation of conservative American youth who continued to exert a powerful influence on the nation's culture of the 1960s and 1970s. 
C)  It left a strong antiwar legacy in the United States that led to the dismantling of the military-industrial complex. 
D)  It depleted the power of the presidency and made Congress the most powerful branch of the federal government.

Question 3

What was the final outcome of the Vietnam War in Vietnam itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Vietnam used a combination of American bombs and negotiation to persuade North Vietnam to retreat. 
B)  North Vietnam occupied Saigon,and the country unified. 
C)  Cambodian refugees joined the South Vietnamese army and helped to achieve a North Vietnamese presence in South Vietnam. 
D)  North Vietnamese troops flooded into South Vietnam and slaughtered millions of civilians. 
A)  South Vietnam used a combination of American bombs and negotiation to persuade North Vietnam to retreat. 
B)  North Vietnam occupied Saigon,and the country unified. 
C)  Cambodian refugees joined the South Vietnamese army and helped to achieve a North Vietnamese presence in South Vietnam. 
D)  North Vietnamese troops flooded into South Vietnam and slaughtered millions of civilians.

Question 4

Of the more than 7,500 American women who served in the Vietnam War,most served as

Accepted Answer

A)  foot soldiers. 
B)  nurses. 
C)  laborers. 
D)  army cooks. 
A)  foot soldiers. 
B)  nurses. 
C)  laborers. 
D)  army cooks.

Question 5

How did Americans respond to President Nixon's decision to extend the Vietnam War to Cambodia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They generally approved the decision. 
B)  They protested,demonstrated,and rioted. 
C)  They were generally apathetic. 
D)  They were optimistic that this step might finally bring an end to the war. 
A)  They generally approved the decision. 
B)  They protested,demonstrated,and rioted. 
C)  They were generally apathetic. 
D)  They were optimistic that this step might finally bring an end to the war.

Question 6

How did the theory that a Communist victory in South Vietnam would cause all of Southeast Asia to fall to communism pan out?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thailand,Burma,Malaysia,and the rest of Southeast Asia joined the Communist camp. 
B)  The spread of communism never materialized because the Army of the Republic of Vietnam eventually secured a victory over North Vietnam. 
C)  China and Vietnam formed a Communist coalition to take over the rest of Southeast Asia. 
D)  The theory proved to be unsound,although Vietnam,Laos,and Cambodia all fell within the Communist camp. 
A)  Thailand,Burma,Malaysia,and the rest of Southeast Asia joined the Communist camp. 
B)  The spread of communism never materialized because the Army of the Republic of Vietnam eventually secured a victory over North Vietnam. 
C)  China and Vietnam formed a Communist coalition to take over the rest of Southeast Asia. 
D)  The theory proved to be unsound,although Vietnam,Laos,and Cambodia all fell within the Communist camp.

Question 7

Why were the Helsinki accords of 1975 controversial?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada refused to sign the agreement. 
B)  The Soviet Union refused to sign the agreement. 
C)  The accords acknowledged Soviet domination over Eastern Europe. 
D)  The accords did not formally recognize post-World War II boundaries in Europe. 
A)  Canada refused to sign the agreement. 
B)  The Soviet Union refused to sign the agreement. 
C)  The accords acknowledged Soviet domination over Eastern Europe. 
D)  The accords did not formally recognize post-World War II boundaries in Europe.

Question 8

The National Liberation Front in Vietnam was composed of

Accepted Answer

A)  North Vietnamese soldiers under the direction of Hanoi. 
B)  South Vietnamese under the direction of the North Vietnamese army. 
C)  Chinese Communists operating covertly in the villages of South Vietnam. 
D)  propagandists operating in South Vietnam. 
A)  North Vietnamese soldiers under the direction of Hanoi. 
B)  South Vietnamese under the direction of the North Vietnamese army. 
C)  Chinese Communists operating covertly in the villages of South Vietnam. 
D)  propagandists operating in South Vietnam.

Question 9

What happened during the Tet Offensive of January 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces attacked key cities and every major American base in South Vietnam. 
B)  Americans discovered that many of the troops fighting in South Vietnam were actually Chinese. 
C)  Much of Saigon was destroyed in massive bombing raids. 
D)  American bombs destroyed much of Hanoi and killed thousands of civilians. 
A)  The Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces attacked key cities and every major American base in South Vietnam. 
B)  Americans discovered that many of the troops fighting in South Vietnam were actually Chinese. 
C)  Much of Saigon was destroyed in massive bombing raids. 
D)  American bombs destroyed much of Hanoi and killed thousands of civilians.

Question 10

What happened shortly after peace negotiations for the war in Southeast Asia began in Paris in May 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malcolm X was assassinated. 
B)  Senator Robert F.Kennedy was assassinated. 
C)  Violence and protest began to wane in the United States. 
D)  European antiwar protests came to an end. 
A)  Malcolm X was assassinated. 
B)  Senator Robert F.Kennedy was assassinated. 
C)  Violence and protest began to wane in the United States. 
D)  European antiwar protests came to an end.

What was the flaw in American officials' assumption that the U.S.military's superior technology and power would defeat the Communist forces in South Vietnam?

What was the ultimate impact of the Vietnam War in the United States?

What was the final outcome of the Vietnam War in Vietnam itself?

Of the more than 7,500 American women who served in the Vietnam War,most served as

How did Americans respond to President Nixon's decision to extend the Vietnam War to Cambodia?

How did the theory that a Communist victory in South Vietnam would cause all of Southeast Asia to fall to communism pan out?

Why were the Helsinki accords of 1975 controversial?

The National Liberation Front in Vietnam was composed of

What happened during the Tet Offensive of January 1968?

What happened shortly after peace negotiations for the war in Southeast Asia began in Paris in May 1968?

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Exam 14: Confronting Limits, 1961-1979

What was the flaw in American officials' assumption that the U.S.military's superior technology and power would defeat the Communist forces in South Vietnam?

What was the ultimate impact of the Vietnam War in the United States?

What was the final outcome of the Vietnam War in Vietnam itself?

Of the more than 7,500 American women who served in the Vietnam War,most served as

How did Americans respond to President Nixon's decision to extend the Vietnam War to Cambodia?

How did the theory that a Communist victory in South Vietnam would cause all of Southeast Asia to fall to communism pan out?

Why were the Helsinki accords of 1975 controversial?

The National Liberation Front in Vietnam was composed of

What happened during the Tet Offensive of January 1968?

What happened shortly after peace negotiations for the war in Southeast Asia began in Paris in May 1968?

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Contested West, 1865-1900

The Gilded Age, 1865-1900

The City and Its Workers, 1870-1900

Dissent, Depression, and War, 1890-1900

Progressive Reform, 1890-1916

World War I: the Progressive Crusade at Home and Abroad, 1914-1920

From New Era to Great Depression, 1920-1932

The New Deal Experiment, 1932-1939

The United States and the Second World War, 1939-1945

The New World of the Cold War, 1945-1960

Postwar Culture and Politics, 1945-1960

Rights, Rebellion, and Reaction, 1960-1974

Divisions at Home and Abroad in a Conservative Era, 1980-2000

America in a New Century, Since 2000

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