Vietnam War/ JFK Era Test

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QuestionA Military tactic that

uses hit and runs, and ambushes

QuestionFounded the

Indochinese Communist Party

QuestionAuthorized President

Johnson to “take all necessary measures” against North Vietnam

Question_________________

had overthrown the Batista government in 1959 and was closely allied with the Soviet Union in the 1960’s

QuestionThe commanding

U.S General in Vietnam

QuestionVietnam was divided

at _____________ based on the Geneva Accords

QuestionThe man who

assassinated JFK

QuestionThis prevented

exodus of East Germans to the west and became iconic symbol of the Cold War

QuestionThe idea that If

Vietnam fell to communism, other surrounding nations would follow

QuestionVietminh victory at

_______________ forces France to withdraw from Indochina

QuestionAn anti-war protest

in which students left class for discussions on the Vietnam War

QuestionThe first President of

South Vietnam whom the U.S supported and who was later executed

QuestionHow the Vietcong

delivered supplies and soldiers into South Vietnam

QuestionJFK’s domestic

initiatives came to be known as the ____________________

QuestionThe man who killed

JFK’s assassin

QuestionThe New Frontier’s

greatest accomplishment was…

Multiple ChoiceThe New Frontier’s

greatest accomplishment was…

Multiple ChoiceWhat were the 3

things that made the Bay of Pigs a failure

Multiple ChoiceThe most iconic

symbol of the cold war in Europe was the _________________

Multiple ChoiceThe compromise

reached during the Cuban Missile Crisis between the U.S and the USSR was…

Multiple ChoicePresident Johnson’s

vision of a better America for all citizens was called

Multiple ChoiceHow did JFK react to

nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Multiple ChoiceWhat did the

Geneva Accords state?

Multiple ChoiceHo Chi Minh forms

guerilla army __________________ to unify North Vietnam and attack South Vietnam

Multiple ChoiceThe event which

causes the U.S to send the military into Vietnam was the ________________

Multiple ChoiceOperation

___________________was a massive bombing campaign against North Vietnam and it’s capital Hanoi

Multiple ChoiceU.S soldiers would

go on ___________________ missions to locate Vietcong

Multiple ChoiceHow did the U.S try

to stop the Ho Chi Minn Trail?

Multiple ChoiceAfter the American

public has been told for years that we are winning the war, a ______________develops between government accounts of war and public perception

Multiple ChoiceDuring

______________ the Viet Kong and and North Vietnamese Army launch surprise attacks on U.S bases and South Vietnamese cities

Multiple ChoiceThe 2 groups that

the U.S population divides into regarding the Vietnam War are the

Multiple ChoiceNixon’s policy of the

Vietnam War which assumed a greater role for South Vietnam in the war was called ________________

Multiple ChoiceWhat happened at

My Lai?

Multiple ChoiceWhat happened at

Kent State?

Multiple ChoiceWhat happened

after the U.S left Vietnam?

Multiple ChoiceThe avenue by

which the Viet Kong got into South Vietnam and moved weapons into the country was the _______________

Short AnswerWhat are the 3

positives and the 3 negatives of the “Great Society”?

EssayChoose one of the following controversial

topics from the Vietnam War. Make an argument (Pro or Con) for that argument. Make sure to use evidence from the Vietnam War and be as convincing as possible. (15 Sentences)

1. U.S. Gov’t response to military crimes2. U.S. Gov’t response to American Protesters at

Kent State3. Use of Napalm, Agent Orange, and other

chemicals in war4. Military Draft during Vietnam 5. “Containment” in Vietnam in the early 1960’s