True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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France's empire in Southeast Asia included present-day Cambodia, Laos, and
Vietnam.
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2.
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The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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3.
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A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group is called a regime.
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4.
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To escalate means to gradually decrease.
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5.
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Napalm was a type of plant found in the dense jungles of Vietnam.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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What theory helped shape American policy in Vietnam for 20 years?
a. | presidential theory | c. | Vietnam theory | b. | domino theory | d. | 20-year theory |
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7.
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To train and advise South Vietnamese troops, Kennedy sent
a. | the navy. | c. | the Green Berets. | b. | Robert McNamara. | d. | $3 billion. |
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8.
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Ngo Dinh Diem's government took rights away from which group that made up
the majority of South Vietnam's population?
a. | French-speaking people | c. | Buddhists | b. | nonnative Vietnamese | d. | Catholics |
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With what did President Lyndon B. Johnson begin to escalate the United
States's involvement in Vietnam?
a. | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | c. | Cambodia Trail | b. | napalm | d. | search-and-destroy missions |
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10.
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What chemical used by the United States during the Vietnam War is believed to
have contaminated many Americans and Vietnamese?
a. | Red Salve | c. | napalm | b. | oil gas | d. | Agent Orange |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Ho Chi Minh | d. | Ngo Dinh Diem | b. | Green Berets | e. | Robert McNamara | c. | Vietcong |
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11.
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Secretary of Defense
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12.
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Communist Vietnamese leader
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13.
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South Vietnamese leader
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14.
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National Liberation Front
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15.
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Special Forces troops
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Short Answer
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16.
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What nation controlled Vietnam until they were defeated by Ho Chi Minh’s
forces in 1954?
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17.
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What did Eisenhower say would happen to the other countries of Southeast Asia if
the Communists took South Vietnam?
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18.
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In what year did President Johnson begin to escalate U.S. involvement in
Vietnam?
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19.
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What was the name of the intense bombing campaign begun in March of 1965?
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20.
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What White House official began to argue that the war could not be won?
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