Vietnam 1964-1968

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The Johnson year, covering protest, death tolls, battles and opinions
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Questão 1

Questão
How many troops were in Vietnam in December 1965?
Responda
  • 200,000
  • 100,000
  • 250,000

Questão 2

Questão
When were there almost 20,000 advisers in Vietnam?
Responda
  • July 1964
  • March 1964
  • July 1963

Questão 3

Questão
When and where was the first anti-war protest and how many people took part?
Responda
  • 1964, New York, 1000 Yale Students
  • 1965, Washington, 5000 Students

Questão 4

Questão
what did the opinion polls of 1965 show?
Responda
  • 80% Nation behind Johnson 70% feared domino theory 70% favoured sending US troops to stop South Vietnam falling
  • 70% Nation behind Johnson 80% feared domino theory 80% favoured sending US troops to stop South Vietnam falling
  • everyone just wanted to party

Questão 5

Questão
Which two events triggered Johnson's escalation and Operation Rolling Thunder?
Responda
  • Battle of Ia Drang 1965
  • Christmas Eve Bar bombing by the Vietcong 1964
  • Phan Huy Quat government overthrown June 1965
  • Attack on American camp near Pleiku, killing 8, injuring 100 Feb 1965

Questão 6

Questão
Who opposed sending more troops in 1965
Responda
  • George Ball, Bobby Kennedy, Johsnon
  • Geroge Ball, Ambassador Taylor and the CIA
  • McNamara, General Westmoreland, General Curtis LeMay

Questão 7

Questão
How much of the Countryside did Thieu say the Vietcong controlled in 1965?
Responda
  • 75%
  • 9%

Questão 8

Questão
When was the Battle of Ia Drang and how long did it last?
Responda
  • November 1965, 34 days
  • August 1965, 1 week
  • November 1964, 30 days

Questão 9

Questão
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed on the 7th August 1964
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 10

Questão
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed on the 2nd August 1964
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 11

Questão
How many Amricans had dies in Vietnam by July 1964
Responda
  • 200
  • 58
  • 420

Questão 12

Questão
Who set them-self on fire outside McNamara's Pentagon window
Responda
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Norman Morrison
  • Norman Mailer

Questão 13

Questão
How Many Americans and PAVN died at the battle of Ia Drang
Responda
  • 305 Americans, 6000 PAVN
  • 200 Americans, 3610 PAVN
  • 305 Americans, 3561 PAVN
  • 350 Americans, 3651 PAVN

Questão 14

Questão
After the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Johnson's approval rating rose from 45% to 72%
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 15

Questão
After the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Johnson's approval rating fell from 72% to 45%
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 16

Questão
Who expressed doubts in May 1964 saying "I don't think we can fight them 10,000 miles from home"
Responda
  • Johnson
  • McNamara
  • Eugene McCarthy
  • Dean Rusk
  • George Ball

Questão 17

Questão
When did 25,000 protesters March on Washington?
Responda
  • April 1965
  • November 1964
  • January 1968

Questão 18

Questão
How many bombs were dropped on Vietnam daily between 1966 and 1968
Responda
  • 800
  • 700
  • 1000

Questão 19

Questão
How many troops were in Vietnam in December 1966?
Responda
  • 385,000
  • 450,000
  • 535,000

Questão 20

Questão
What percentage of the vote did Thieu get in 1966?
Responda
  • 98.2%
  • 37%
  • 47%
  • 0%

Questão 21

Questão
How many of the 2 million small unit Search And Destroy operations resulted in contact with the enemy?
Responda
  • <1%
  • 50%
  • <10%
  • 37%

Questão 22

Questão
When did McNamara resign?
Responda
  • November 1967
  • January 1968
  • November 1966

Questão 23

Questão
Why did African American soldiers show particular resentment to the war?
Responda
  • disproportionate black deaths: 13% men in Vietnam African American but 28% of combat troops.
  • African Americans felt cheated fighting for rights that they didn't have at home
  • They wanted more say in the war effort
  • They were all pacifists

Questão 24

Questão
When were draft cards publicly burned?
Responda
  • October 1967
  • June 1967
  • April 1967

Questão 25

Questão
How many arrests were made at the Washington Rally and how many National Gaurd troops were sent in?
Responda
  • 65 arrests, 10,000
  • 653 arrests, 2000
  • 625 arrests, 17,000

Questão 26

Questão
How many Americans, Communists, ARVN and Civilians died in the January 1968 Tet Offensive?
Responda
  • 3895, 58,373, 4954, 14,300
  • 500, 50,766, 4954, 14,300
  • 3895, 57,484, 4954, 1430
  • 6105, 58,373, 3760, 14,900

Questão 27

Questão
When was the My Lai massacre and what was claimed to have happened?
Responda
  • March 17th, 128 civilians unfairly murdered
  • March 16th, 128 Vietcong killed
  • March 18th, 504 communists killed

Questão 28

Questão
In which battle did 10,000 communists and 500 Americans die?
Responda
  • Battle of Ap Bac
  • Battle of Ia Drang
  • Battle of Khe Sahn

Questão 29

Questão
Tet turned Clark Clifford, Dean Rusk and Richard Nixon against the war
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 30

Questão
In the weeks after tet, Johnson's approval rating fell...
Responda
  • ...from 48% to 36%
  • ...from 50%to 24%
  • ....from 70% to 36%

Questão 31

Questão
How much was spent on the Great Society compared to the $120 billion spent on the war between 1965 and 1973?
Responda
  • $50 billion
  • $15.5 billion
  • $155 billion

Questão 32

Questão
Who did Nixon defeat to win the presidency in 1968?
Responda
  • Johnson
  • Hubert Humprey
  • Bobby Kennedy
  • Eugene McCarthy

Questão 33

Questão
Why was Westmoreland moved to a desk job in 1968
Responda
  • Tet Offensive failure, American morale down, many lives lost
  • He was replacing McNamara
  • He had turned against the war

Questão 34

Questão
How far would guerrillas carry loads on the Ho Chi Minh trail
Responda
  • 12 to 15 miles
  • 4 miles
  • 500 miles and 500 more

Questão 35

Questão
Who gave the Communists supply vehicles in 1964
Responda
  • China and The Soviet Union
  • America and South Korea
  • North Korea and China

Questão 36

Questão
What percentage of jungles were defoliated by Agent Orange?
Responda
  • 20%
  • 50%
  • <1%

Questão 37

Questão
What was operation Phoenix?
Responda
  • Brutal interrogation of supposed Vietcong by American soldiers
  • Chemical warfare operation
  • Mass bombing campaigh

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