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Johnson's War: Escalation

Question 1 of 23

1

Which general succeeded Diem?

Select one of the following:

  • General Minh

  • General Khanh

  • General Thieu

Explanation

Question 2 of 23

1

How were the North Vietnamese Army supporting the Viet Cong from December 1963?

Select one of the following:

  • They were sending their own soldiers south to assist the Viet Cong

  • They started a massive bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder

  • They infiltrated the South Vietnamese government and began to assassinate them one by one

  • They disguised themselves a flood relief workers and infiltrated the South

Explanation

Question 3 of 23

1

How much of Vietnam did the Communists control by 1964?

Select one of the following:

  • A Quarter

  • A Half

  • A Third

  • Three Quarters

Explanation

Question 4 of 23

2

Who supplied the Vietcong with weapons?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Chinese

  • Soviets

  • Japanese

  • British

Explanation

Question 5 of 23

1

McNamara described the situation in 1964 as 'very disturbing'.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 23

1

Who became the leader of South Vietnam after General Minh?

Select one of the following:

  • Khanh

  • Thieu

  • Ky

Explanation

Question 7 of 23

1

Khanh did not ask the United States for more aid.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 23

1

What did the Joint Chiefs of Staff advocate doing to North Vietnam in 1964?

Select one of the following:

  • Bombing North Vietnam

  • Using Nuclear Weapons

  • Sending the CIA to infiltrate the North Vietnamese Army

  • Pulling out of Vietnam altogether

Explanation

Question 9 of 23

1

McNamara did not favour escalation.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 23

2

What did Johnson need in order bomb North Vietnam?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Congressional support

  • Public support

  • Permission from South Vietnam

  • Permission from the UN

Explanation

Question 11 of 23

1

Johnson didn't think the public wanted him to 'run' away from Vietnam but he didn't want to commit to a war in Vietnam.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 23

4

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The Gulf of Incident was controversial, it allowed the US to present these acts as North Vietnamese directly against the US vessels. acted swiftly and responded by supporting a .

Explanation

Question 13 of 23

8

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The Gulf of Tonkin allowed the to "take all measures to repel any armed against the forces of the United States and to prevent any further in Southeast ." The Resolution, therefore, gave the president to wage war in .

Explanation

Question 14 of 23

2

What were the names of the 2 huge bombing campaigns initiated by the US over North Vietnam in 1965 called?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

  • Operation Drowning Duck

  • Operation Flaming Dart

  • Operation Shooting Star

Explanation

Question 15 of 23

4

What were the 4 main objectives of Operation Rolling Thunder?

Select one or more of the following:

  • To boost morale in Saigon regime.

  • To persuade North Vietnam to cease its support for Communist insurgency in South Vietnam without taking ground forces into North Vietnam.

  • To destroy the North Vietnamese transportation systems, industrial bases and air defences.

  • To halt the flow of Communist soldiers and materials into South Vietnam.

  • To kill as many Communists as possible.

  • To destroy Ho Chi Minh's hideout and kill him.

  • To distract the North Vietnamese in order to capture and kill high level officials.

Explanation

Question 16 of 23

1

How many US troops were in South Vietnam by the end of 1965?

Select one of the following:

  • 180,000

  • 200,000

  • 100,000

Explanation

Question 17 of 23

1

How many US troops were in South Vietnam by December 1966?

Select one of the following:

  • 350,000

  • 400,000

  • 245,000

Explanation

Question 18 of 23

1

What did the Defense secretary and General westmoreland ask for?

Select one of the following:

  • More men and materials

  • More fighter jets and less men

  • less advisers and more warships

Explanation

Question 19 of 23

6

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The significance of the Gulf of Resolution was that appeared to have the behind him. Congress, the , his cabinet, the media and the public were of further military in Vietnam.

Explanation

Question 20 of 23

1

How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution help Johnson win the 1964 election?

Select one of the following:

  • He looked like a strong leader

  • It made Johnson look like a war monger

  • Johnson seemed very decisive

Explanation

Question 21 of 23

1

Because of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Johnson's approval ratings soared to...

Select one of the following:

  • 72%

  • 95%

  • 66%

Explanation

Question 22 of 23

1

By early 1965 the USA (govt, congress, public) was firmly in favour of escalating the war in Vietnam.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 23 of 23

5

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident of was an event in which there was an alleged attack on the destroyer USS by North Vietnamese boats. This was followed by an alleged further attack on the Maddox and USS .

Explanation

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