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This article explores significant events and leaders during the Vietnam War and its connection to the end of the Cold War. It covers topics such as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Tiananmen Square demonstrations, Truman's decision to help France, Reagan's defense spending strategy, and more.
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Question 1 - 10 • What action was Congress taking when it passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Answer 1 – 10 • It basically handed its “War Powers” to the President
Question 1 - 20 • In May 1989, Chinese students and workers gathered at Tiananmen Square to hold demonstrations for?
Answer 1 – 20 • Democratic reforms
Question 1 - 30 • What two events convinced Truman to help France in Vietnam?
Answer 1 – 30 • The fall of China to communism and the Korean War
Question 1 - 40 • Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would?
Answer 1 – 40 • Cause the Communist system to collapse
Question 1 - 50 • As the fighting began between the Vietcong and South Vietnamese army, President Eisenhower first tried to help South Vietnam by?
Answer 1 – 50 • Sending military advisors
Question 2 - 10 • The intended purpose of Agent Orange was to?
Answer 2 – 10 • Destroy the thick jungles where the Vietcong could hide
Question 2 - 20 • What did the fall of the “Berlin Wall” in November 1989 symbolize?
Answer 2 – 20 • The reuniting of Germany into one country • The collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe • The end of the Cold War
Question 2 - 30 • Who was Nixon’s special assistant for national security affairs, later his Secretary of State?
Answer 2 – 30 • Henry Kissinger
Question 2 - 40 • What was the name for the Americans that felt we should continue fighting in Vietnam?
Answer 2 – 40 • Hawks
Question 2 - 50 • What was the capital of South Vietnam during the war?
Answer 2 – 50 • Saigon
Question 3 - 10 • What was the capital of North Vietnam during the war?
Answer 3 – 10 • Hanoi
Question 3 - 20 • What was the name for the South Vietnamese communist guerrilla fighters?
Answer 3 – 20 • Vietcong
Question 3 - 30 • Name given to Saigon after its fall to communism?
Answer 3 – 30 • Ho Chi Minh City
Question 3 - 40 • Who was the communist leader who organized a guerrilla army to fight to reunify Vietnam?
Answer 3 – 40 • Ho Chi Minh
Question 3 - 50 • The North Vietnamese communists were called?
Answer 3 – 50 • Vietminh
Question 4 - 10 • Who was the pro-Western leader of South Vietnam early in the war who was overthrown in a coup and executed?
Answer 4 – 10 • Ngo Dihn Diem
Question 4 - 20 • What was the name for the Americans who wanted to end the war in Vietnam?
Answer 4 – 20 • Doves
Question 4 - 30 • What civil rights leader criticized America’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the disproportionate number of African American deaths?
Answer 4 – 30 • Martin Luther King Jr.
Question 4 - 40 • Who was the Democratic candidate assassinated during his 1968 presidential run?
Answer 4 – 40 • Robert Kennedy
Question 4 - 50 • Who was the American commander in South Vietnam?
Answer 4 – 50 • William Westmoreland
Question 5 - 10 • What does M.I.A. stand for?
Answer 5 – 10 • “Missing In Action” (Soldiers who never returned from war)
Question 5 - 20 • Describe the cost of the Vietnam War in Military and human terms and the overall impact of the war on the nation.
