Starter quiz
- What does the 'S' stand for in Johnson's BEAST approach to the war in Vietnam?
- 'Search and destroy' ✓
- Complete the sentence: Vietcong fighters were able to hide from US and ARVN troops in sophisticated ______ systems.
- 'tunnel' ✓
- What is meant by the term 'hotspot' in warfare?
- the hottest part of someone or something
- another name for a solar flare
- a place of significant danger, activity or violence ✓
- a building with faulty heating
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- Complete the sentence with the correct year: The Tet Offensive began on 31st January ...
- '1968' ✓
- Approximately how many US soldiers lost their lives during the Tet Offensive?
- 100
- 1000 ✓
- 10 000
- 100 000
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- How did the Tet Offensive affect President Johnson's political career?
- it made him so popular that he won the next election in a landslide
- it led to Congress granting the president additional powers
- it led to Congress removing some of the president's powers
- it made him so unpopular that he decided not to stand for reelection ✓
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Exit quiz
- Why can it be considered unexpected that the US supported the French in their effort to regain control of French Indochina?
- the US had been to war against France recently
- the US had publicly stated that they wished to control French Indochina
- the US didn't get involved in other countries' business after WW2
- the US usually supported countries that tried to break away from colonial powers ✓
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- Place the US presidents that were involved in Vietnam in the order in which they were in office.
- 1⇔Truman
- 2⇔Eisenhower
- 3⇔Kennedy
- 4⇔Johnson
- 5⇔Nixon
- Complete the sentence: Eisenhower's belief in the ______ theory meant that he was willing to support Diem's corrupt government if it could prevent communism from spreading.
- 'Domino' ✓
- Which president authorised the use of napalm and Agent Orange in the Vietnam War?
- 'Kennedy' ✓
- Under Johnson, how many US troops were in Vietnam by 1968?
- 335 000
- 482 000
- 548 000 ✓
- 679 000
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- Complete the sentence: in the summer of 1967, 100 000 Vietnam War protesters took part in a demonstration dubbed the 'March to the ...'.
- 'Pentagon' ✓
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Key learning points
- America’s involvement in Vietnam escalated up to 1968, with successive presidents committing more troops to the war.
- Support for their country’s involvement in Vietnam was initially high in America, but diminished as the war dragged on.
- Large-scale protests against the war in Vietnam became more and more frequent in America.
Common misconception
Americans were supportive of any war against a communist country.
Many Americans did support action against communists but an increasing number did not support the manner in which their country was fighting
Keywords
Engagement - in this context, an engagement is a fight or battle between armed forces
Protest - a protest is a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something
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