1. Vietnam and the End of the Cold War
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2. Vietnam
and
the
Cold
War 10 20 30 40 50

3. When the French left Vietnam, why did the United States step in?
Question
When the French left Vietnam, why did the United States step in?

4. Answer 1 – 10
Protect the pro-Western
government in South Vietnam

5. Question
Nightly news coverage of the Vietnam War on television had what affect on Americans?

6. Created a credibility gap, people doubted the government’s honesty.
Answer 1 – 20
Created a credibility gap, people doubted the government’s honesty.

7. Question
The Tet Offensive marked a major turning point in the Vietnam War because?

8. Answer 1 – 30
The size of the Communist attack caused more Americans to feel the war could not be won

9. What was Glasnost (“Openness”)?
Question
What was Glasnost (“Openness”)?

10. Gorbechev’s reforms allowing Soviet people to openly discuss politics
Answer 1 – 40
Gorbechev’s reforms allowing Soviet people to openly discuss politics

11. What was Perestroika (“Restructuring”)?
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What was Perestroika (“Restructuring”)?

12. Answer 1 – 50
Gorbachev’s new economic structure in Russia which included some capitalist reforms and profit making.

13. What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?
Question
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?

14. The government had not been honest with the public about Vietnam
Answer 2 – 10
The government had not been honest with the public about Vietnam

15. Question
During the Vietnam War, Americans planes dropped what type of bombs in order to burn down the jungle?

16. Answer 2 – 20
Napalm

17. Question
How did the Geneva Accords of 1954 (after the French had lost there) affect Vietnam?

18. Answer 2 – 30
Temporarily divided North and South Vietnam until a free election could be held

19. What were the results of the
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What were the results of the
battle of Dien Bien Phu?

20. The French lost and decided to withdraw from Indochina
Answer 2 – 40
The French lost and decided to withdraw from Indochina

21. The Vietminh formed initially in Vietnam for what two reasons?
Question
The Vietminh formed initially in Vietnam for what two reasons?

22. Answer 2 – 50
Push the Japanese out of Vietnam and gain independence from French colonial rule.

23. Question
Kennedy felt that he needed to stand up to communism in Vietnam because of?

24. Democrats had been blamed for losing China to communism
Answer 3 – 10
Democrats had been blamed for losing China to communism

25. Question
A main reason President Johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam was his fear that, like had happened in Korea, it would?

26. Bring China into the war
Answer 3 – 20
Bring China into the war

27. What event happened at “My Lai” that shocked Americans?
Question
What event happened at “My Lai” that shocked Americans?

28. Unarmed Vietnamese civilians were massacred and raped by U.S. troops

29. In South Vietnam, a monk set himself on fire to protest?
Question
In South Vietnam, a monk set himself on fire to protest?

30. Diem’s laws discriminating against Buddhists
Answer 3 – 40
Diem’s laws discriminating against Buddhists

31. Why did the United States originally send aid to help the Vietminh?
Question
Why did the United States originally send aid to help the Vietminh?

32. They were fighting to push out Japanese forces in WWII
Answer 3 – 50
They were fighting to push out Japanese forces in WWII

33. Question
President Johnson refused to allow a full-scale attack on the Ho Chi Minh Trail because?

34. It passed through Laos and Cambodia which were neutral in the war
Answer 4 – 10
It passed through Laos and Cambodia which were neutral in the war

35. The Vietcong’s power in South Vietnam continued to increase because?
Question
The Vietcong’s power in South Vietnam continued to increase because?

36. Answer 4 – 20
The Vietcong’s use of terror/intimidation, the effects of American napalm and agent orange on civilians, and attacks on villages.

37. Question
The “War Powers Act” was an attempt to resolve the problems that had been caused by what previous act of Congress?

38. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Answer 4 – 30
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

39. What made fighting in Vietnam so difficult for American soldiers?
Question
What made fighting in Vietnam so difficult for American soldiers?

40. Answer 4 – 40 Vietcong guerrilla fighting tactics
Vietcong’s ability to melt into
the civilian population
American military tactics (napalm, agent orange, civilian deaths) turning many South Vietnamese to the Vietcong’s side

41. Question

42. Answer 4 – 50

43. The collapse of the Soviet economy was mostly due to?
Question
The collapse of the Soviet economy was mostly due to?

44. Inefficient central planning and huge expenditures on the arms race
Answer 5 – 10
Inefficient central planning and huge expenditures on the arms race

45. Question
Nixon’s decision to invade Cambodia without permission angered Congress, leading them repeal w

46. A repeal of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Answer 5 – 20
A repeal of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

47. Why was Diem’s South Vietnamese government so unpopular?
Question
Why was Diem’s South Vietnamese government so unpopular?

48. Answer 5 – 30
Diem was a Catholic who discriminated against his country’s Buddhist majority

49. Question 5 - 40 Name a few characteristics of the
“counter-culture” movement?

50. Answer 5 – 40 Long hair, peace signs and recycled clothes
Rejection of traditional beliefs
Rock’n’Roll music

51. Question
The Supreme Court case, Tinker vs. Des Moines, addressed the question of?

52. Answer 5 – 50
Free speech