Which general succeeded Diem?
General Minh
General Khanh
General Thieu
How were the North Vietnamese Army supporting the Viet Cong from December 1963?
They were sending their own soldiers south to assist the Viet Cong
They started a massive bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder
They infiltrated the South Vietnamese government and began to assassinate them one by one
They disguised themselves a flood relief workers and infiltrated the South
How much of Vietnam did the Communists control by 1964?
A Quarter
A Half
A Third
Three Quarters
Who supplied the Vietcong with weapons?
Chinese
Soviets
Japanese
British
McNamara described the situation in 1964 as 'very disturbing'.
Who became the leader of South Vietnam after General Minh?
Khanh
Thieu
Ky
Khanh did not ask the United States for more aid.
What did the Joint Chiefs of Staff advocate doing to North Vietnam in 1964?
Bombing North Vietnam
Using Nuclear Weapons
Sending the CIA to infiltrate the North Vietnamese Army
Pulling out of Vietnam altogether
McNamara did not favour escalation.
What did Johnson need in order bomb North Vietnam?
Congressional support
Public support
Permission from South Vietnam
Permission from the UN
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.
The Gulf of Incident was controversial, it allowed the US to present these acts as North Vietnamese directly against the US vessels. acted swiftly and responded by supporting a .
The Gulf of Tonkin allowed the to "take all measures to repel any armed against the forces of the United States and to prevent any further in Southeast ." The Resolution, therefore, gave the president to wage war in .
What were the names of the 2 huge bombing campaigns initiated by the US over North Vietnam in 1965 called?
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Drowning Duck
Operation Flaming Dart
Operation Shooting Star
What were the 4 main objectives of Operation Rolling Thunder?
To boost morale in Saigon regime.
To persuade North Vietnam to cease its support for Communist insurgency in South Vietnam without taking ground forces into North Vietnam.
To destroy the North Vietnamese transportation systems, industrial bases and air defences.
To halt the flow of Communist soldiers and materials into South Vietnam.
To kill as many Communists as possible.
To destroy Ho Chi Minh's hideout and kill him.
To distract the North Vietnamese in order to capture and kill high level officials.
How many US troops were in South Vietnam by the end of 1965?
180,000
200,000
100,000
How many US troops were in South Vietnam by December 1966?
350,000
400,000
245,000
What did the Defense secretary and General westmoreland ask for?
More men and materials
More fighter jets and less men
less advisers and more warships
The significance of the Gulf of Resolution was that appeared to have the behind him. Congress, the , his cabinet, the media and the public were of further military in Vietnam.
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution help Johnson win the 1964 election?
He looked like a strong leader
It made Johnson look like a war monger
Johnson seemed very decisive
Because of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Johnson's approval ratings soared to...
72%
95%
66%
By early 1965 the USA (govt, congress, public) was firmly in favour of escalating the war in Vietnam.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident of was an event in which there was an alleged attack on the destroyer USS by North Vietnamese boats. This was followed by an alleged further attack on the Maddox and USS .
