// question: 0  name: switch category to $course$/prior to W08/Midterm New 
$CATEGORY: $course$/prior to W08/Midterm New


// question: 304  name: Congressional leaders conditioned their approval o 
::Congressional leaders conditioned their approval o::Congressional leaders conditioned their approval of U.S. intervention to save the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu on\:{
	=A willingness to accompany action with meaningful negotiations.
	~An Administration promise to intervene with large numbers of American ground troops.
	~Prior commitments from allies such as Great Britain to support intervention.
	~Nuclear attacks on Communist Chinese troops.
	~All of the above.
}


// question: 311  name: Following the May 8, 1963, incident in Hue, Buddhi 
::Following the May 8, 1963, incident in Hue, Buddhi::Following the May 8, 1963, incident in Hue, Buddhist monks and their supporters protested the Diem government by\:{
	=Staging highly publicized self immolations and mass protests.
	~Waging guerrilla war.
	~Openly allying with the Viet Cong.
	~Assassinating high officials and burning down government buildings.
	~All of the above.
}


// question: 307  name: From 1955-1961, the vast majority of American assi 
::From 1955-1961, the vast majority of American assi::From 1955-1961, the vast majority of American assistance to South Vietnam went toward\:{
	~Establishing a viable, democratic government based on majority rule.
	~Creating a strong army to counter North Vietnam's powerful military.
	=Spreading American values among South Vietnam's impoverished peasants.
	~Building a modern industrial economy.
}


// question: 303  name: General Vo Nguyen Giap\'s Vietminh troops won a de 
::General Vo Nguyen Giap\'s Vietminh troops won a de::General Vo Nguyen Giap's Vietminh troops won a decisive victory over French forces in 1954 at\:{
	~Saigon.
	~Ap Bac.
	~Hanoi.
	=Dien Bien Phu.
	~Khe Sanh.
}


// question: 316  name: In early 1964, which of the following best describ 
::In early 1964, which of the following best describ::In early 1964, which of the following best describes the Vietnamese Communists' position in South Vietnam?{
	~They were weakened by the strategic hamlet program.
	~They were stronger in the cities than the South Vietnamese.
	=They controlled approximately 40% of the countryside.
	~Their military successes outweighed their political successes.
}


// question: 306  name: In light of the decisive Vietminh victory at Dien 
::In light of the decisive Vietminh victory at Dien::In light of the decisive Vietminh victory at Dien Bien Phu the day before it started, the Geneva Conference was\:{
	=A serious diplomatic defeat for the United States.
	~A great victory for France in its quest to restore its colonial empire.
	~A qualified success for the U.S.
	~A decisive triumph for the Vietminh.
}


// question: 312  name: In the aftermath of the November 1, 1963 coup d\'e 
::In the aftermath of the November 1, 1963 coup d\'e::In the aftermath of the November 1, 1963 coup d'etat, Diem and Nhu\:{
	~Left South Vietnam for exile under a promise of safe conduct.
	=Were brutally murdered in the back of an armored personnel carrier.
	~Fled from South Vietnam with the help of sympathetic American officials such as Ambassador Lodge.
	~Committed accidental suicide.
	~Escaped into the jungles of South Vietnam to join the National Liberation Front.
}


// question: 300  name: In the late 1940s, Truman Administration policymak 
::In the late 1940s, Truman Administration policymak::In the late 1940s, Truman Administration policymakers abandoned America's earlier opposition to continued French control of Indochina because\:{
	~They viewed the colonial system as the best way to assist developing regions.
	=They wanted to maintain good relations with Paris in order to ensure that France would continue to help contain Soviet power in Europe.
	~Ongoing French control facilitated American economic penetration of Vietnam.
	~France promised to grant independence to Vietnam by 1950.
	~All of the above.
}


// question: 313  name: President Johnson used the Tonkin Gulf incident to 
::President Johnson used the Tonkin Gulf incident to::President Johnson used the Tonkin Gulf incident to\:{
	~Press for a complete reappraisal of America's Vietnam policy.
	~Begin a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
	~Bring alleged North Vietnamese aggression to the attention of the United Nations.
	=Win Congressional approval of a resolution authorizing him to use American forces in Vietnam.
}


// question: 302  name: The Bao Dai government that France established in 
::The Bao Dai government that France established in::The Bao Dai government that France established in 1950 was notable because\:{
	~It was Vietnam's first truly independent, post-colonial government.
	=American officials unequivocally supported it.
	~It was a puppet government designed to obscure continued direct French control of Vietnam.
	~It was a compromise solution that enjoyed the strong support of Ho Chi Minh
	~All of the above.
}


// question: 301  name: The Domino Theory held that: 
::The Domino Theory held that\:::The Domino Theory held that\:{
	=The fall of Indochina to Communism would rapidly lead to Communist domination of all of Southeast Asia.
	~Southeast Asian nations would stand up to Communism like a wall of dominos.
	~The fall of Indochina to Communism would have little impact on other nations in the region.
	~All of the above.
}


// question: 299  name: The French government sought to reassert its autho 
::The French government sought to reassert its autho::The French government sought to reassert its authority in Indochina following World War II for which of the following reasons\:{
	=Control of Indochina would restore France's faltering prestige.
	~Indochina possessed valuable oil reserves.
	~The French government feared that Vietnam would fall into anarchy in the absence of French rule.
	~Continued French control of Indochina would prevent the USSR from dominating Southeast Asia.
	~All of the above.
}


// question: 305  name: The Geneva Accords of 1954 included all of the fol 
::The Geneva Accords of 1954 included all of the fol::The Geneva Accords of 1954 included all of the following EXCEPT\:{
	~A temporary partition of Vietnam at the seventeenth parallel for the regrouping of military forces.
	=Reunification elections scheduled for the summer of 1956.
	~Stipulations that neither North Vietnam nor South Vietnam would join a military alliance.
	~Assurances from Ho Chi Minh that he would abandon Communism in exchange for American recognition.
	~The establishment of a Communist state in North Vietnam.
}


// question: 310  name: The strategic hamlet program: 
::The strategic hamlet program\:::The strategic hamlet program\:{
	~Succeeded in protecting the villagers of South Vietnam from attacks by Chinese insurgents.
	~Was skillfully implemented by the Diem government.
	~Turned the tide in the struggle for the control of rural South Vietnam.
	=Proved to be a poorly implemented effort that failed either to incorporate meaningful land reform or to provide sufficient security for village residents.
	~Greatly interfered with the NLF's efforts to infiltrate rural villages.
}


// question: 314  name: The United States\' approach to fighting the Vietn 
::The United States\' approach to fighting the Vietn::The United States' approach to fighting the Vietnam War\:{
	~Brilliantly related American military power to the central task of building an effective South Vietnamese government.
	~Was consciously designed to inflict the maximum number of civilian deaths possible.
	=Was never appropriate for the war because the U.S. merely assumed that applying its superior military power would achieve victory.
	~Was more political than military in nature.
	~Greatly overestimated North Vietnam's military strength.
}


// question: 308  name: The \"reeducation centers\" that Diem established 
::The \"reeducation centers\" that Diem established::The "reeducation centers" that Diem established in the late 1950s\:{
	=Imprisoned thousands of Communists and non-Communists, and helped fuel steadily increasing discontent in South Vietnam.
	~Affected only a handful of people.
	~Won the loyalty of "stay-behind" Communists through free education and the extension of rural aid.
	~Were the centerpiece of Diem's effort to achieve full literacy in South Vietnam by 1965.
}


// question: 309  name: Upon taking office, President John Kennedy met the 
::Upon taking office, President John Kennedy met the::Upon taking office, President John Kennedy met the challenges of the Cold War by\:{
	=Ordering a buildup of nuclear weapons, modernizing conventional forces, and developing counterinsurgency capabilities.
	~Withdrawing from American defense commitments such as the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO).
	~Opening relations with the People's Republic of China.
	~Pursuing Detente with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
	~All of the above.
}


// question: 298  name: Vietnam has a centuries-old tradition of resisting 
::Vietnam has a centuries-old tradition of resisting::Vietnam has a centuries-old tradition of resisting foreign domination. Who among the following led early efforts to win independence from China?{
	~The Trung Sisters.
	~Tran Hung Dao.
	~Trieu Au.
	=All of the above.
}


// question: 317  name: When the United States took charge of the war, a m 
::When the United States took charge of the war, a m::When the United States took charge of the war, a major impact on Vietnamese society was a dramatic{
	~reduction in religious intolerance
	~expansion of political democracy
	=influx of money and technology
	~improvement in education
}


// question: 315  name: Which of the following was one of the important re 
::Which of the following was one of the important re::Which of the following was one of the important reasons why the United States military effort in South Vietnam was unsuccessful?{
	=The United States attempted to fight a conventional war against a guerrilla force that avoided large battles.
	~The United States measures only attracted the support of the peasant masses and failed to gain the support of the local elites.
	~Counterinsurgency could not have been adapted to the terrain in Vietnam.
	~Counterinsurgency was unpopular politically in the United States.
}


