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Vietnam and the End of the Cold War

Explore pivotal questions and insightful answers on Vietnam and the Cold War, from French withdrawal to the collapse of the Soviet Union, in a comprehensive examination of historical events. Discover the significance of Tet Offensive, Glasnost, Perestroika, Pentagon Papers, and more. Unravel the complexities of the Vietnam War and its global implications.

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Vietnam and the End of the Cold War

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  1. Vietnam and the End of the Cold War

  2. Question 1 - 10 • When the French left Vietnam, why did the United States step in?

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

  4. Question 1 - 20 • Nightly news coverage of the Vietnam War on television had what affect on Americans?

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

  6. Question 1 - 30 • The Tet Offensive marked a major turning point in the Vietnam War because?

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

  8. Question 1 - 40 • What was Glasnost (“Openness”)?

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

  10. Question 1 - 50 • What was Perestroika (“Restructuring”)?

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

  12. Question 2 - 10 • What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?

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

  14. Question 2 - 20 • During the Vietnam War, Americans planes dropped what type of bombs in order to burn down the jungle?

  15. Answer 2 – 20 • Napalm

  16. Question 2 - 30 • How did the Geneva Accords of 1954 (after the French had lost there) affect Vietnam?

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

  18. Question 2 - 40 • What were the results of the battle of Dien Bien Phu?

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

  20. Question 2 - 50 • The Vietminh formed initially in Vietnam for what two reasons?

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

  22. Question 3 - 10 • Kennedy felt that he needed to stand up to communism in Vietnam because of?

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

  24. Question 3 - 20 • 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?

  25. Answer 3 – 20 • Bring China into the war

  26. Question 3 - 30 • What event happened at “My Lai” that shocked Americans?

  27. Answer 3 – 30 • Unarmed Vietnamese civilians were massacred and raped by U.S. troops

  28. Question 3 - 40 • In South Vietnam, a monk set himself on fire to protest?

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

  30. Question 3 - 50 • Why did the United States originally send aid to help the Vietminh?

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

  32. Question 4 - 10 • President Johnson refused to allow a full-scale attack on the Ho Chi Minh Trail because?

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

  34. Question 4 - 20 • The Vietcong’s power in South Vietnam continued to increase because?

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

  36. Question 4 - 30 • The “War Powers Act” was an attempt to resolve the problems that had been caused by what previous act of Congress?

  37. Answer 4 – 30 • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  38. Question 4 - 40 • What made fighting in Vietnam so difficult for American soldiers?

  39. 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

  40. Question 4 - 50

  41. Answer 4 – 50

  42. Question 5 - 10 • The collapse of the Soviet economy was mostly due to?

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

  44. Question 5 - 20 • Nixon’s decision to invade Cambodia without permission angered Congress, leading them repeal w

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

  46. Question 5 - 30 • Why was Diem’s South Vietnamese government so unpopular?

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

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

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

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