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decline
B
escalate
C
stabilize
D
stop
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How did the United States increase the size of its military during the Vietnam War?

A
It required all male college students to fight.
B
It offered financial rewards to recruits.
C
It implemented a draft to increase troop size.
D
It took over the South Vietnamese military.
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What event brought the communists to the forefront of Vietnamese politics and government?

A
World War II
B
the fight for independence
C
division at the 17th parallel
D
the Vietnam War
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Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?

A
Dien Bien Phu
B
Ho Chi Minh
C
Ngo Dinh Diem
D
Pac Bo
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Which group was at the forefront of the anti-war movement?

A
the elderly
B
parents
C
veterans
D
college students
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Cuba
B
France
C
North Vietnam
D
South Vietnam
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Which best describes how the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affected US involvement in the Vietnam War?

A
It allowed the president to act in Vietnam as he saw fit.
B
It provided unlimited funding to the South Vietnamese.
C
It authorized funding to support the Viet Cong.
D
It allowed Congress to act in Vietnam as it saw fit.
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Why did brinkmanship fail to prevent the Vietnam War?

A
US scare tactics did not work on the Viet Minh.
B
South Vietnam pushed for a US invasion of North Vietnam.
C
South Vietnam sought unification under any circumstances.
D
The Viet Minh sought peace, not conflict.
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What was the Tet Offensive?

A
an American military strategy
B
a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese
C
a South Vietnamese strike on the north
D
a battle between the Viet Cong and Viet Minh
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How did the Vietnamization plan contribute to the end of the Vietnam War?

A
Vietnam remained divided geographically and politically.
B
North and South Vietnam unified, and US troops remained there for support.
C
The United States fought until North Vietnam was defeated in 1975.
D
The United States withdrew its forces in 1973.
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At the end of the war, Vietnam

A
held elections, as promised by the Geneva Accords.
B
became a communist country.
C
was led by Ho Chi Minh.
D
remained divided at the 17th parallel.
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Which best explains why many in the anti-war movement protested the Vietnam War?

A
They felt it went against democratic principles.
B
They supported a communist regime in Vietnam.
C
They thought the United States should fight the Soviet Union.
D
They wanted the United States to be more aggressive.
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Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point in the war?

A
It made Americans lose faith in the war effort.
B
It prompted US soldiers to refuse to fight.
C
It convinced the South Vietnamese to support communism.
D
It made the US government begin Vietnamization.
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How did the United States apply the Truman Doctrine in the creation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)?

A
The United States created a coalition of countries to invade South Vietnam.
B
The United States gave economic aid to countries threatened by communism..
C
The United States forced North Vietnam to negotiate peace.
D
The United States unified North and South Vietnam.

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