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Johnson's War: Escalation

Questão 1 de 23

1

Which general succeeded Diem?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • General Minh

  • General Khanh

  • General Thieu

Explicação

Questão 2 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 3 de 23

1

How much of Vietnam did the Communists control by 1964?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A Quarter

  • A Half

  • A Third

  • Three Quarters

Explicação

Questão 4 de 23

2

Who supplied the Vietcong with weapons?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • Chinese

  • Soviets

  • Japanese

  • British

Explicação

Questão 5 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 6 de 23

1

Who became the leader of South Vietnam after General Minh?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Khanh

  • Thieu

  • Ky

Explicação

Questão 7 de 23

1

Khanh did not ask the United States for more aid.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 8 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Bombing North Vietnam

  • Using Nuclear Weapons

  • Sending the CIA to infiltrate the North Vietnamese Army

  • Pulling out of Vietnam altogether

Explicação

Questão 9 de 23

1

McNamara did not favour escalation.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 10 de 23

2

What did Johnson need in order bomb North Vietnam?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • Congressional support

  • Public support

  • Permission from South Vietnam

  • Permission from the UN

Explicação

Questão 11 de 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.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 12 de 23

4

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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 .

Explicação

Questão 13 de 23

8

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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 .

Explicação

Questão 14 de 23

2

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

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

  • Operation Drowning Duck

  • Operation Flaming Dart

  • Operation Shooting Star

Explicação

Questão 15 de 23

4

What were the 4 main objectives of Operation Rolling Thunder?

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 16 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 180,000

  • 200,000

  • 100,000

Explicação

Questão 17 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 350,000

  • 400,000

  • 245,000

Explicação

Questão 18 de 23

1

What did the Defense secretary and General westmoreland ask for?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • More men and materials

  • More fighter jets and less men

  • less advisers and more warships

Explicação

Questão 19 de 23

6

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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.

Explicação

Questão 20 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • He looked like a strong leader

  • It made Johnson look like a war monger

  • Johnson seemed very decisive

Explicação

Questão 21 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 72%

  • 95%

  • 66%

Explicação

Questão 22 de 23

1

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

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 23 de 23

5

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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 .

Explicação

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