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Zinn - Chapter 18
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1Why did America get involved with Vietnam?
- ATo push out the French from Vietnam
- BTo defend democracy
- CTo prevent the unification of Vietnam
- DTo stop China from taking over Vietnam
2When did America get involved with Vietnam?
- A1945-1955
- B1939-1945
- C2002-2015
- D1964-1972
3What is the NLF?
- ANational League of France - a French-imposed system of French-speaking government officials
- BNational Liberation Force - the official name of the communist Vietnamese army
- CNational Liberation Front, US-imposed Saigon government, enacting significant social changes, like land reform and promising greater self control for the peasants.
- DNorth Liberation Front, a North Vietnamese political organization responsible for controlling North Vietnam
4Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
- AA Vietnamese pop singer from the 1960s
- BHead of the government in Saigon, appointed by America when they stepped in South Vietnam.
- CThe head of North Vietnam
- DAppointed by the Japanese, the head of the government under Japanese occupation
5Who's side was US on during French v. Vietminh war? How did they support them?
- AJapanese, America sent troops to support the Japanese invasion
- BChinese, America supported the Chinese by providing air support
- CVietnamese, America funded the resistance to French rule
- DFrench, America funded 80% of the French War efforts.
6Why did US help the French in their war?
- ABecause Americans like French fries
- BTo try to stop the spread of Communism.
- CBecause the French helped the US against the British in the Revolutionary War
- DBecause America though the French were right
7Ho Chi Minh
- AA trail next to St. Ignatius High School
- BThe leader of the Communist Vietnamese government
- CAn American war correspondent
- DA Vietnamese war correspondent famous for his in depth reporting
8President Johnson got the congress to give him power to use military force in Vietnam by...
- Atelling the truth about an attack on a US Navy ship
- BPaying off congressmen
- Cgiving lots of evidence to congress about Communist atrocities
- Dlying about an attack on a US Navy ship
9How many tons of bombs did America drop on Vietnam?
- A8
- B21
- C7
- D16
10The Viet Cong were the...
- AVietnamese forces that supported the US
- BUS forces
- CChinese forces
- DCommunist Vietnamese forces
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