// 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. }