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. Question
What action was Congress taking when it passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

4. It basically handed its “War Powers” to the President
Answer 1 – 10
It basically handed its “War Powers” to the President

5. Question
In May 1989, Chinese students and workers gathered at Tiananmen Square to hold demonstrations for?

6. Answer 1 – 20
Democratic reforms

7. What two events convinced Truman to help France in Vietnam?
Question
What two events convinced Truman to help France in Vietnam?

8. The fall of China to communism and the Korean War
Answer 1 – 30
The fall of China to communism and the Korean War

9. Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would?
Question
Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would?

10. Cause the Communist system to collapse
Answer 1 – 40
Cause the Communist system to collapse

11. Question
As the fighting began between the Vietcong and South Vietnamese army, President Eisenhower first tried to help
South Vietnam by?

12. Sending military advisors
Answer 1 – 50
Sending military advisors

13. The intended purpose of
Question
The intended purpose of
Agent Orange was to?

14. Destroy the thick jungles where the Vietcong could hide
Answer 2 – 10
Destroy the thick jungles where the Vietcong could hide

15. What did the fall of the “Berlin Wall” in November 1989 symbolize?
Question
What did the fall of the “Berlin Wall” in November 1989 symbolize?

16. Answer 2 – 20 The reuniting of Germany into one country
The collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
The end of the Cold War

17. Question
Who was Nixon’s special assistant for national security affairs, later his Secretary of State?

18. Answer 2 – 30
Henry Kissinger

19. Question
What was the name for the Americans that felt we should continue fighting in Vietnam?

20. Answer 2 – 40
Hawks

21. What was the capital of South Vietnam
Question
What was the capital of South Vietnam
during the war?

22. Answer 2 – 50
Saigon

23. What was the capital of North Vietnam
Question
What was the capital of North Vietnam
during the war?

24. Answer 3 – 10
Hanoi

25. Question
What was the name for the South Vietnamese communist guerrilla fighters?

26. Answer 3 – 20
Vietcong

27. Name given to Saigon after its fall to communism?
Question
Name given to Saigon after its fall to communism?

28. Answer 3 – 30
Ho Chi Minh City

29. Question
Who was the communist leader who organized a guerrilla army to fight to reunify Vietnam?

30. Answer 3 – 40
Ho Chi Minh

31. communists were called?
Question
The North Vietnamese
communists were called?

32. Answer 3 – 50
Vietminh

33. Question
Who was the pro-Western leader of South Vietnam early in the war who was overthrown in a coup and executed?

34. Answer 4 – 10
Ngo Dihn Diem

35. Question
What was the name for the Americans who wanted to end the war in Vietnam?

36. Answer 4 – 20
Doves

37. Question
What civil rights leader criticized America’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the disproportionate number of African American deaths?

38. Answer 4 – 30
Martin Luther King Jr.

39. Question
Who was the Democratic candidate assassinated during his 1968 presidential run?

40. Answer 4 – 40
Robert Kennedy

41. Who was the American commander
Question
Who was the American commander
in South Vietnam?

42. Answer 4 – 50
William Westmoreland

43. Question
What does M.I.A. stand for?

44. “Missing In Action” (Soldiers who never returned from war)
Answer 5 – 10
“Missing In Action” (Soldiers who never returned from war)

45. Question
Describe the cost of the Vietnam War in Military and human terms and the overall impact of the war on the nation.

46. Answer 5 – 20

47. Question

48. Answer 5 – 30

49. Question

50. Answer 5 – 40

51. Question

52. Answer 5 – 50