Johnson's ascension to the presidency

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AS - Level (Johnson) Vietnam and USA Test sobre Johnson's ascension to the presidency, creado por hanifa.hussain el 06/05/2016.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Johnson, upon becoming president, immediately increased US personnel in Vietnam by what percentage?
Respuesta
  • 30%
  • 25%
  • 50%

Pregunta 2

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Secretary of Defence McNamara said "We want an independent, non-communist Vietnam."
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

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Johnson accepted the [blank_start]Domino[blank_end] Theory
Respuesta
  • Domino

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
When Johnson became president, he inherited Kennedy's men which meant...
Respuesta
  • No new ideas emerged on Vietnam
  • There was rivalry
  • There were too many hawks in the White House

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Johnson's personality discouraged any opposition to to his Vietnam policies.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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Johnson said he "did not want to be the [blank_start]first[blank_end] president to [blank_start]lose[blank_end] a war"
Respuesta
  • first
  • lose

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
What did Curtis LeMay say he wanted to do?
Respuesta
  • Negotiate a peace treaty
  • Bomb Vietnam back to the stone age
  • Capture and kill as many Vietcong as possible
  • Use the CIA to carry out missions

Pregunta 8

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Cabinet members always raised doubts about Vietnam policy with Johnson
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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Johnson decided to continue commitment in Vietnam because of:
Respuesta
  • His personal ambition to not be the first president to lose a war
  • Hatred of Communists and desire to not lose to them
  • Guilt feelings towards Kennedy's assassination
  • Belief that the US was the defender of freedom and liberty
  • Pressure from Senator McCarthy
  • loyalty to South Vietnam
  • Johnson just liked war so much

Pregunta 10

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Johnson did not believe his country fought for world freedom and American security in WW1+2, Korea and Vietnam
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

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Johnson firmly believed that [blank_start]America[blank_end] should fight [blank_start]Communist[blank_end] 'aggressors' in [blank_start]Southeast[blank_end] Asia whatever the [blank_start]cost[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • America
  • Communist
  • Southeast
  • cost

Pregunta 12

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Like Kennedy and Eisenhower, Johnson believed in the Domino Theory.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

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Johnson felt that it was a question of [blank_start]national honour[blank_end] for the United States to continue its commitment to its South Vietnamese ally.
Respuesta
  • national honour
  • Dignity
  • national security
  • U.S strength
  • money

Pregunta 14

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Like many Americans at the time, Johnson found it difficult to understand Foreign affairs and Foreigners
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

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Johnson felt that Ho Chi Minh was another...
Respuesta
  • Mussolini
  • Hitler
  • Stalin

Pregunta 16

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Did Johnson's patriotism, anti-communism and misunderstanding of foreigners make it inevitable that he would continue U.S involvement in Vietnam?
Respuesta
  • Yes
  • No
  • Yes and No

Pregunta 17

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Guilt feeling contributed to Johnson's determination to stand by all Kennedy had done and those who had helped him.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 18

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Emotionally and constitutionally, Johnson felt that he had to continue the policies of his properly elected predecessor.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 19

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The retention of Kennedy's advisers by Johnson didn't help to ensure continued involvement in Vietnam
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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