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How many troops were in Vietnam in December 1965?
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When were there almost 20,000 advisers in Vietnam?
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July 1964
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March 1964
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July 1963
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When and where was the first anti-war protest and how many people took part?
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1964, New York, 1000 Yale Students
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1965, Washington, 5000 Students
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what did the opinion polls of 1965 show?
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80% Nation behind Johnson
70% feared domino theory
70% favoured sending US troops to stop South Vietnam falling
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70% Nation behind Johnson
80% feared domino theory
80% favoured sending US troops to stop South Vietnam falling
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everyone just wanted to party
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Which two events triggered Johnson's escalation and Operation Rolling Thunder?
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Battle of Ia Drang 1965
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Christmas Eve Bar bombing by the Vietcong 1964
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Phan Huy Quat government overthrown June 1965
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Attack on American camp near Pleiku, killing 8, injuring 100 Feb 1965
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Who opposed sending more troops in 1965
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George Ball, Bobby Kennedy, Johsnon
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Geroge Ball, Ambassador Taylor and the CIA
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McNamara, General Westmoreland, General Curtis LeMay
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How much of the Countryside did Thieu say the Vietcong controlled in 1965?
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When was the Battle of Ia Drang and how long did it last?
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November 1965, 34 days
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August 1965, 1 week
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November 1964, 30 days
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed on the 7th August 1964
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed on the 2nd August 1964
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How many Amricans had dies in Vietnam by July 1964
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Who set them-self on fire outside McNamara's Pentagon window
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Ho Chi Minh
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Norman Morrison
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Norman Mailer
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How Many Americans and PAVN died at the battle of Ia Drang
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305 Americans, 6000 PAVN
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200 Americans, 3610 PAVN
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305 Americans, 3561 PAVN
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350 Americans, 3651 PAVN
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After the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Johnson's approval rating rose from 45% to 72%
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After the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Johnson's approval rating fell from 72% to 45%
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Who expressed doubts in May 1964 saying "I don't think we can fight them 10,000 miles from home"
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Johnson
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McNamara
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Eugene McCarthy
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Dean Rusk
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George Ball
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When did 25,000 protesters March on Washington?
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April 1965
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November 1964
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January 1968
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How many bombs were dropped on Vietnam daily between 1966 and 1968
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How many troops were in Vietnam in December 1966?
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What percentage of the vote did Thieu get in 1966?
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How many of the 2 million small unit Search And Destroy operations resulted in contact with the enemy?
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When did McNamara resign?
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November 1967
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January 1968
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November 1966
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Why did African American soldiers show particular resentment to the war?
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disproportionate black deaths: 13% men in Vietnam African American but 28% of combat troops.
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African Americans felt cheated fighting for rights that they didn't have at home
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They wanted more say in the war effort
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They were all pacifists
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When were draft cards publicly burned?
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October 1967
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June 1967
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April 1967
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How many arrests were made at the Washington Rally and how many National Gaurd troops were sent in?
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65 arrests, 10,000
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653 arrests, 2000
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625 arrests, 17,000
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How many Americans, Communists, ARVN and Civilians died in the January 1968 Tet Offensive?
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3895, 58,373, 4954, 14,300
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500, 50,766, 4954, 14,300
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3895, 57,484, 4954, 1430
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6105, 58,373, 3760, 14,900
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When was the My Lai massacre and what was claimed to have happened?
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March 17th, 128 civilians unfairly murdered
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March 16th, 128 Vietcong killed
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March 18th, 504 communists killed
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In which battle did 10,000 communists and 500 Americans die?
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Battle of Ap Bac
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Battle of Ia Drang
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Battle of Khe Sahn
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Tet turned Clark Clifford, Dean Rusk and Richard Nixon against the war
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In the weeks after tet, Johnson's approval rating fell...
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...from 48% to 36%
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...from 50%to 24%
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....from 70% to 36%
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How much was spent on the Great Society compared to the $120 billion spent on the war between 1965 and 1973?
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$50 billion
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$15.5 billion
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$155 billion
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Who did Nixon defeat to win the presidency in 1968?
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Johnson
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Hubert Humprey
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Bobby Kennedy
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Eugene McCarthy
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Why was Westmoreland moved to a desk job in 1968
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Tet Offensive failure, American morale down, many lives lost
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He was replacing McNamara
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He had turned against the war
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How far would guerrillas carry loads on the Ho Chi Minh trail
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12 to 15 miles
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4 miles
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500 miles and 500 more
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Who gave the Communists supply vehicles in 1964
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What percentage of jungles were defoliated by Agent Orange?
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What was operation Phoenix?