Question 1
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Which general succeeded Diem?
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General Minh
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General Khanh
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General Thieu
Question 2
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How were the North Vietnamese Army supporting the Viet Cong from December 1963?
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They were sending their own soldiers south to assist the Viet Cong
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They started a massive bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder
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They infiltrated the South Vietnamese government and began to assassinate them one by one
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They disguised themselves a flood relief workers and infiltrated the South
Question 3
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How much of Vietnam did the Communists control by 1964?
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A Quarter
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A Half
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A Third
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Three Quarters
Question 4
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Who supplied the Vietcong with weapons?
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Chinese
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Soviets
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Japanese
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British
Question 5
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McNamara described the situation in 1964 as 'very disturbing'.
Question 6
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Who became the leader of South Vietnam after General Minh?
Question 7
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Khanh did not ask the United States for more aid.
Question 8
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What did the Joint Chiefs of Staff advocate doing to North Vietnam in 1964?
Question 9
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McNamara did not favour escalation.
Question 10
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What did Johnson need in order bomb North Vietnam?
Question 11
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Johnson didn't think the public wanted him to 'run' away from Vietnam but he didn't want to commit to a war in Vietnam.
Question 12
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The Gulf of [blank_start]Tonkin[blank_end] Incident was controversial, it allowed the US to present these acts as North Vietnamese [blank_start]aggression[blank_end] directly against the US vessels. [blank_start]Congress[blank_end] acted swiftly and responded by supporting a [blank_start]resolution[blank_end].
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Tonkin
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aggression
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Congress
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resolution
Question 13
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The Gulf of Tonkin [blank_start]Resolution[blank_end] allowed the [blank_start]president[blank_end] to "take all [blank_start]necessary[blank_end] measures to repel any armed [blank_start]attack[blank_end] against the forces of the United States and to prevent any further [blank_start]aggression[blank_end] in Southeast [blank_start]Asia[blank_end]." The Resolution, therefore, gave the president [blank_start]power[blank_end] to wage war in [blank_start]Vietnam[blank_end].
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Resolution
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president
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necessary
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attack
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aggression
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Asia
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power
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Vietnam
Question 14
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What were the names of the 2 huge bombing campaigns initiated by the US over North Vietnam in 1965 called?
Question 15
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What were the 4 main objectives of Operation Rolling Thunder?
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To boost morale in Saigon regime.
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To persuade North Vietnam to cease its support for Communist insurgency in South Vietnam without taking ground forces into North Vietnam.
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To destroy the North Vietnamese transportation systems, industrial bases and air defences.
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To halt the flow of Communist soldiers and materials into South Vietnam.
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To kill as many Communists as possible.
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To destroy Ho Chi Minh's hideout and kill him.
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To distract the North Vietnamese in order to capture and kill high level officials.
Question 16
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How many US troops were in South Vietnam by the end of 1965?
Question 17
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How many US troops were in South Vietnam by December 1966?
Question 18
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What did the Defense secretary and General westmoreland ask for?
Question 19
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The significance of the Gulf of [blank_start]Tonkin[blank_end] Resolution was that [blank_start]Johnson[blank_end] appeared to have the [blank_start]nation[blank_end] behind him. Congress, the [blank_start]military[blank_end], his cabinet, the media and the public were [blank_start]supportive[blank_end] of further military [blank_start]involvement[blank_end] in Vietnam.
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Tonkin
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Johnson
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nation
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military
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supportive
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involvement
Question 20
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How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution help Johnson win the 1964 election?
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He looked like a strong leader
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It made Johnson look like a war monger
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Johnson seemed very decisive
Question 21
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Because of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Johnson's approval ratings soared to...
Question 22
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By early 1965 the USA (govt, congress, public) was firmly in favour of escalating the war in Vietnam.
Question 23
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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident of [blank_start]1964[blank_end] was an event in which there was an alleged attack on the destroyer USS [blank_start]Maddox[blank_end] by North Vietnamese [blank_start]Torpedo[blank_end] boats. This was followed by an alleged further attack on the Maddox and USS [blank_start]Turner Joy[blank_end].
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1964
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Maddox
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Torpedo
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Turner Joy