Question from Episode 8 - Vietnamizing the War 1968-1973 The United States dropped   
 as many bombs on North Vietnam as they did on South Vietnam.   
 as many bombs on South Vietnam as they did on Russia in W.W.II.   
 as many bombs on South Vietnam as they did on Italy in W.W.I.   
 * many more bombs on North Vietnam than on South Vietnam.   
 many more bombs on South Vietnam than they did on North Vietnam.   

Question from Episode 8 - Vietnamizing the War 1968-1973 U.S. Congressional reports in the early 1970s indicated that drugs in South Vietnam were   
 being supplied to the U.S. government by the DRV.   
 more expensive than in the United States.   
 less readily available after the great troop buildup of the 1960s.   
 * easier to obtain than cigarettes and chewing gum.   
 not as potent as the drugs available in most U.S. cities.   

Question from Episode 8 - Vietnamizing the War 1968-1973 As the Vietnam War dragged on into the 1970s,   
 * Racial polarization among U.S. forces increased to levels higher than back in the States.   
 Racial polarization among U.S. forces became more rare as the war wound down.   
 Racial polarization among U.S. forces improved because of the USO shows with Bob Hope.   
 Racial polarization among U.S. forces was less than that in the States.   
 Racial polarization among U.S. forces was non-existent.   

Question from Episode 9 - Cambodia & Laos The Geneva Accords of 1954 guaranteed   
 * the neutrality of Laos and Cambodia.   
 the neutrality of Cambodia, but not of Laos.   
 elections in Laos but not in Vietnam.   
 elections in North Vietnam but not in South Vietnam.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 9 - Cambodia & Laos As early as 1961-62 the United States Government was   
 training Japanese troops to infiltrate the Pathet Lao.   
 * "secretly" arming and training Laotian forces to fight the pro-communist Pathet Lao.   
 shipping massive military hardware to the Pathet Lao.   
 portraying President Johnson as a seeker of peace.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 9 - Cambodia & Laos In March of 1964, five months before the first bombing raids on North Vietnam,   
 the North Vietnamese "secretly" bombed Cambodia.   
 the Laotian Air Force "secretly" bombed Saigon.   
 the Cambodian head of state "secretly" parachuted into North Vietnam.   
 * the United States began bombing Laos "secretly".   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 9 - Cambodia & Laos When President Nixon decided to "Secretly" bomb Cambodia, he   
 * didn't even inform the Cambodian Government.   
 personally got in touch with the Cambodian government and apologized.   
 he was totally unaware that Cambodia was a neutral country modeled after the U.S.   
 consulted with Billy Graham who gave the "green light".   
 kept it a secret from his whole cabinet, especially Kissinger.   

Question from Episode 10 - Peace is at Hand 1968-1973 By the time of the Tet Offensive, the U.S. had already   
 * dropped more tons of bombs on Vietnam as it had on its enemies in W.W.II.   
 indicated to the negotiators in Paris their willingness to let North Vietnam win.   
 told Kissinger to speed up the peace process in Paris for the upcoming elections.   
 invaded Cambodia in search of the headquarters of the Viet Cong.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 10 - Peace is at Hand 1968-1973 President Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization"   
 was the real meat of his "secret plan to end the war".   
 was just another name for the same policy implemented by President Johnson.   
 was not put into effect until the last months of the war and was therefore "too little too late".   
 * was designed to systematically turn the burden of the war over to the South Vietnamese government.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 10 - Peace is at Hand 1968-1973 The very year Nixon first took office   
 * Henry Kissinger began secret meetings with communist representatives from Hanoi.   
 Henry Kissinger resigned from his political office.   
 President Diem was assassinated in Saigon.   
 Henry Kissinger warned him that Watergate would impede his ambitions.   
 Henry Kissinger confessed to having an affair with Pat Nixon   

Question from Episode 10 - Peace is at Hand 1968-1973 Ironically, the text of the draft treaty agreed to by the U.S. and the DRV in Paris   
 was never translated into English.   
 contained a number of provisions which were totally unknown to the South Vietnamese government.   
 was the same as the 1954 Geneva Accords.   
 was delivered to the South Vietnamese government in English and not in Vietnamese.   
 * both B and D.   

Question from Episode 11 - Homefront USA Martin Luther King, Jr.   
 was originally a big supporter of the war, but then his son was killed.   
 was a decorated Vietnam veteran, but never told people about it.   
 * spoke against the war, suggesting the failure of the "Great Society" was caused in part by funding the war effort.   
 was called to the White House by Nixon, but refused to come.   
 received a standing ovation from the troops when he went to Vietnam on a USO tour in 1964.   

Question from Episode 11 - Homefront USA was a pivotal year in U.S. political history because in that year   
 L.B.J. declined to run again for President.   
 Robert Kennedy was killed.   
 Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed.   
 the Viet Cong launched their major Tet Offensive.   
 * all of the above.   

Question from Episode 11 - Homefront USA In April of 1971 Vietnam Veterans organized a large demonstration in Washington in which   
 they pleaded with President Nixon to arm them so that they could go to North Vietnam and bring back the POWs.   
 * decorated veterans threw there medals away on the steps of the Capitol.   
 Agent Orange was sprayed by White House Security guards onto the crowd below.   
 they volunteered to go back as a unit and personally capture Ho Chi Minh.   
 they produced a letter of support for their actions from Ho Chi Minh.   

Question from Episode 12 - The End of the Tunnel 1973-1975 Most members of the South Vietnamese Government saw the Paris Peace Agreement as   
 * a sellout of their country by the Americans.   
 too good to be true and they were right.   
 much too restrictive on the Communist forces which made it difficult to enforce.   
 giving too much territory away to the Cambodians and Laotians who were their traditional enemies.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 12 - The End of the Tunnel 1973-1975 The big event in Nixon's life that kept him from keeping his agreements with Thieu was   
 Thieu's assassination.   
 that he lost the election to Ford and had to leave the White House.   
 The Moon Landing in July of 1969 which cost so much it made it difficult to fund other projects.   
 * Watergate.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 12 - The End of the Tunnel 1973-1975 Shortly after Congress cut off further aid to South Vietnam   
 * North Vietnam began sending whole divisions across the border into South Vietnam.   
 South Vietnam began to accept aid from China and the Soviet Union.   
 Ho Chi Minh was able to say "Victory is at hand".   
 Kissinger had to work fast in Paris before the North Vietnamese delegates found out.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 12 - The End of the Tunnel 1973-1975 In early 1975, when the North Vietnamese began their push into South Vietnam   
 they estimated it would take about two years to achieve victory, but it only took 55 days.   
 they immediately became bogged down in a relentless struggle for Danang.   
 they were surprised at the tenacity of the South Vietnamese Army.   
 * they had to move slowly because it was the rainy season.   
 they knew that the rainy season would speed them up, but slow down the enemy.   

Question from Episode 13 - Legacies If you count from 1965, when the first American ground combat units arrived   
 * the Vietnam War was the longest war in American history.   
 the Vietnam War was almost as long as the Civil War   
 the Vietnam War was not as long as W.W.II   
 none of the above.   
    

Question from Episode 13 - Legacies When considering the MIA question, it would be accurate to state that   
 * many more Vietnam War veterans ended up as MIAs than in Korea.   
 many more Vietnam War veterans ended up as MIAs than in World War Two.   
 many more Vietnam War veterans ended up as MIAs than in Korea & World War Two together.   
 the percentage of MIAs was much lower in Vietnam than in Korea and World War Two.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 13 - Legacies After the North Vietnamese had unified the country in 1975   
 Nixon sent four and three-quarter billion dollars to Hanoi as promised.   
 President Nixon pardoned draft dodgers and deserters.   
 * Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.   
 Nixon had to resign in disgrace from the Presidency.   
 none of the above.   

Question from Episode 13 - Legacies After the North Vietnamese had unified the country in 1975   
 around one million people in the south had to relocate to "new economic zones."   
 millions of people were killed in a "blood bath of revenge."   
 the entire population of South Vietnam was sent to re-education camps for 12 months.   
 Hanoi was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.   
 * none of the above.   

Even though the air war over Southeast Asia was regarded as "limited", the US dropped    
 almost as many tons of munitions on Southeast Asia as it did on Japan in W.W.II.   
 almost as many tons of munitions on Southeast Asia as it did on Germany in W.W.II.   
 * many more tons of munitions on Southeast Asia than it did on all W.W.II enemy targets.   
 almost as many tons of munitions on Southeast Asia as we did on all our W.W.II enemies.   
 much more tonnage of propaganda leaflets on South Vietnam than bombs.   

What was the price of a room at the Hanoi Hilton?    
 * To American POWs it was free.   
 It was impossible to get a room there unless you were a communist official.   
 Usually a box of C-Rations would get you in.   
 The Hanoi Hilton was not used during the war.   
 None of the above are correct.   

The Viet Cong were    
 North Vietnamese guerrillas who attacked South Vietnam   
 North Vietnamese army regulars who attacked South Vietnam   
 * South Vietnamese guerrillas who attacked their own government   
 South Vietnamese army regulars who staged a coup against their own government   
    

Since the fall of Vietnam in 1975, historians have offered all of the following explanations for U.S. involvement there EXCEPT    
 the U.S. was trying to save Vietnam from the evils of communism   
 * the U.S. was selflessly attempting to save its friends from foreign aggression   
 the U.S. wanted to preserve its own economic interests by keeping Vietnamese natural resources available to American industries   
 the U.S. wanted to impose its own political and economic system on the Vietnamese   
    

Escalation of the Vietnam War in the 1960s included all of the following steps EXCEPT    
 American soldiers began playing an active combat role   
 American planes began bombing targets in North Vietnam   
 American forces began increasing rapidly in number   
 * American officials began governing the country in place of the Vietnamese   
    

The greatest increase in the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam came during the administration of    
 Dwight Eisenhower   
 John Kennedy   
 * Lyndon Johnson   
 Richard Nixon.   
    

One of the primary reasons that the United States could not fully win the Vietnam War was    
 * they employed conventional warfare techniques in an unconventional war   
 American military forces were inexperienced and understaffed   
 Congress would not allocate sufficient funds to finance the war   
 American forces won few of the major battles   
    

The American policy of attrition in Vietnam failed because    
 (A) North Vietnam was able to commit more soldiers and resources to the war than the United States had expected.   
 (B) the United States relied too heavily on bombing North Vietnam.   
 * both a and b   
 neither a nor b   
    

Who among the following had broken with the pro-war consensus on Vietnam by 1968?    
 Harry McPherson   
 Robert Kennedy   
 Eugene McCarthy   
 Clark Clifford	   
 * all of the above   

Who among the following did NOT publicly break with President Johnson on the Vietnam War at some point before the 1968 Democratic National Convention?    
 Mike Mansfield   
 Robert Kennedy   
 * Hubert Humphrey   
 Eugene McCarthy   
 Wayne Morse   

In 1970, to deliver the "knock-out blow" to the North Vietnamese, Richard Nixon        
 launched his Vietnamization plan.      
 * ordered the bombing and invasion of Cambodia.      
 announced a cease-fire in Laos and Cambodia.      
 launched Operation Rolling Thunder over Hanoi.