// question: 0 name: switch category to $course$/prior to W08/Midterm Previous $CATEGORY: $course$/prior to W08/Midterm Previous // question: 297 name: Instructions ::Instructions::[html]IMPORTANT - Ignore all answer letters which are blank. // question: 282 name: Although students have yet to see the correspondin ::Although students have yet to see the correspondin::[html]Although students have yet to see the corresponding videos or read the appropriate chapters in the textbook for this telecourse, this city fell to the communists in 1975, thus "ending" the war in Vietnam as far at the United States was concerned.{ ~7 ~2 =3 ~8 } // question: 276 name: American military objectives were, at best, diffic ::American military objectives were, at best, diffic::American military objectives were, at best, difficult to achieve because{ ~the enemy did not fight in a conventional way ~the government of South Vietnam was corrupt ~the U.S. had very little allied support ~lack of public support at home =all of the above } // question: 277 name: Approximately how many soldiers were stationed in ::Approximately how many soldiers were stationed in::Approximately how many soldiers were stationed in Vietnam at the height of the conflict in 1967-68?{ ~2.5 million ~17,000 =500,000 ~250,000 ~none of the above } // question: 281 name: As head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J. William F ::As head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J. William F::[html]As head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J. William Fulbright was constantly arguing with dove politician Maxwell Taylor over U.S. military policy in Vietnam.{ ~True =False } // question: 268 name: By 1965 the United States had committed another 15 ::By 1965 the United States had committed another 15::[html]By 1965 the United States had committed another 150,000 troops to defeat the Viet Cong because{ ~Viet Cong activity in the South had escalated dramatically. ~the French withdrew all military and economic assistance. ~Chinese and Soviet troop levels there had risen. =political and military leadership was weak in South Vietnam. } // question: 266 name: President Dwight Eisenhower\'s Vietnam policy ::President Dwight Eisenhower\'s Vietnam policy::[html]President Dwight Eisenhower's Vietnam policy{ ~committed thousands of troops to aid the Diem government. ~left the South Vietnamese government to fend largely for itself. ~sanctioned the signing of the Geneva accord that ended French control there. =committed advisors and economic aid to South Vietnam. } // question: 284 name: Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War Bao Dai wa ::Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War Bao Dai wa::[html]Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War Bao Dai was{ =the emperor of Vietnam during the French and Japanese occupations. ~the name of the CIA assassination squads ~the name of the Japanese emperor during W.W.II. ~none of the above. } // question: 285 name: Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War Ho Chi Min ::Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War Ho Chi Min::Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War Ho Chi Minh{ ~A) tried in vain to plead his country's cause before the Versailles Peace Conference. ~B) was the first Vietnamese to join the Communist Party. ~C) worked for the French delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference. =both A and B. ~both B and C. } // question: 283 name: Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War The tradit ::Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War The tradit::Question from Episode 1 - Roots of War The traditional enemy of the Vietnamese people was{ =China ~Cambodia ~Kampuchea ~Japan ~None of the above. } // question: 286 name: Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War T ::Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War T::[html]Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War The United States instructed its diplomats at the Geneva Convention of 1954 to{ ~A) keep the French from selling out the South Vietnamese government. ~B) press hard for democratic elections to decide the fate of South Vietnam. =C) watch, but not talk or agree to anything. ~D) protect the interests of the South Vietnamese government at all costs. ~E) Both B and D. } // question: 287 name: Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War T ::Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War T::Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War The first country to give substantial military aid to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was{ ~France ~Japan ~North Korea ~China =The Soviet Union. } // question: 288 name: Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War W ::Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War W::Question from Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War When it became apparent that the French may lose their hold on Dienbienphu{ ~the French military stopped sending any more reinforcements or supplies. ~the United States considered the use of tactical nuclear weapons. ~the Chinese advised the Vietnamese to prolong the struggle until the following year. ~American troops in French uniforms parachuted into the valley to help the French. =all of the above. } // question: 289 name: Question from Episode 3 - America\'s Mandarin The ::Question from Episode 3 - America\'s Mandarin The::Question from Episode 3 - America's Mandarin The reason(s) many Vietnamese moved from the north to the south after the partition of Vietnam was{ ~because Ngo Dinh Diem was a Catholic. ~because the United States mounted an extensive propaganda effort in the north. ~because Catholics in the north were fearful of Communist reprisals. =all of the above. ~none of the above. } // question: 290 name: Question from Episode 3 - America\'s Mandarin The ::Question from Episode 3 - America\'s Mandarin The::Question from Episode 3 - America's Mandarin The two biggest opponents of the Geneva Conference provisions for elections to be held in Vietnam{ =were the United States and the government of South Vietnam. ~were the Soviet Union and China. ~were the original signers of the Geneva accords. ~were North and South Korea. ~none of the above. } // question: 291 name: Question from Episode 3 - America\'s Mandarin Whe ::Question from Episode 3 - America\'s Mandarin Whe::Question from Episode 3 - America's Mandarin When it became clear to the Kennedy administration that Diem's government was losing control of South Vietnam{ =the U.S. government gave the green light to South Vietnamese generals for a coup against Diem. ~Kennedy ordered more American troops into the country to prevent a coup. ~the U.S. government ordered the Christmas bombing of Vietnam. ~all of the above. ~none of the above. } // question: 292 name: Question from Episode 3 - Shortly after the partit ::Question from Episode 3 - Shortly after the partit::[html]Question from Episode 3 - Shortly after the partition of Vietnam at the Geneva Convention{ =nearly half a million Vietnamese Catholics moved from north to the south. ~the Chinese sent nearly 100,000 troops into North Vietnam. ~the United States sent in 75,000 advisors to protect our airfields. ~all of the above. ~none of the above. } // question: 293 name: Question from Episode 3 - Under the provisions of ::Question from Episode 3 - Under the provisions of::Question from Episode 3 - Under the provisions of the Geneva accords of 1954{ ~the Democratic Republic of Vietnam voluntarily removed its troops from South Vietnam. ~China had to remove its troops from North Vietnam. ~the French had to pay for the removal of Japanese prisoner of war camps from Vietnam. ~the Soviet Union had to promise to remove its nuclear weapons from North Vietnam. =none of the above. } // question: 294 name: Question from Episode 4 - LBJ Goes To War One of ::Question from Episode 4 - LBJ Goes To War One of::Question from Episode 4 - LBJ Goes To War One of President Johnson's greatest concerns in 1964 and 1965 was{ ~the buildup of Soviet troops on the Laotian border with Vietnam. =the instability of the South Vietnamese government. ~the growing anti-war movement among U.S. servicemen overseas. ~the lack of any congressional support for his military agenda in Vietnam. ~all of the above are incorrect. } // question: 296 name: Question from Episode 5 - America Takes Charge Ac ::Question from Episode 5 - America Takes Charge Ac::Question from Episode 5 - America Takes Charge According to Pentagon strategists, the bombing of North Vietnam served two purposes,{ ~to kill the North Vietnamese, and to increase the morale of the troops back home. ~to destroy the lines of communication with the South, and to train ARVN pilots. ~to apply pressure on the North, and to discourage the Chinese from sending more troops. ~to destroy the lines of communication with the South, and to scare the Russians. =to cause pain in the North and to cut off their supplies from going to the enemy in the South. } // question: 295 name: Question from Episode 5 - America Takes Charge \" ::Question from Episode 5 - America Takes Charge \"::Question from Episode 5 - America Takes Charge "Indian Country" was a term used by{ ~U.S. forces to indicate land controlled by troops from India. =U.S. forces to indicate land in South Vietnam controlled by the Viet Cong or NVA. ~U.S. forces to indicate land that had just recently changed hands. ~ARVN to indicate land controlled by the United States. ~The CIA to indicate unfriendly cities near the DMZ. } // question: 280 name: The French mission to bring western civilization a ::The French mission to bring western civilization a::[html]The French mission to bring western civilization and advances to the people of the French colony of Vietnam was known as la mission civilisatrice and was largely successful in helping the poorer working class people of that region.{ ~True =False } // question: 275 name: The general in command of American forces in Vietn ::The general in command of American forces in Vietn::The general in command of American forces in Vietnam from 1964-1968 was{ ~Douglas McArthur ~Maxwell Taylor ~General Khan ~General Luan =William Westmoreland } // question: 271 name: The greatest increase in the number of American tr ::The greatest increase in the number of American tr::[html]The greatest increase in the number of American troops in Vietnam came during the administration of{ ~Dwight Eisenhower ~John Kennedy =Lyndon Johnson ~Richard Nixon. } // question: 270 name: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was an American resp ::The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was an American resp::The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was an American response to{ =attacks of torpedo boats on American destroyers. ~a Vietminh thrust into Saigon. ~shelling of offshore islands under South Vietnamese control. ~a North Vietnamese decision to arm its allies in the South. ~Chinese intervention in the Vietnam War. } // question: 269 name: The National Liberation Front was ::The National Liberation Front was::The National Liberation Front was{ =organized by the Vietminh. ~able to confine its military efforts to one section of Vietnam. ~an arm of the Buddhists in Vietnam. ~thoroughly divorced from the Viet Cong. ~interested in promoting Roman Catholicism in Vietnam. } // question: 267 name: The Tonkin Gulf resolution ::The Tonkin Gulf resolution::[html]The Tonkin Gulf resolution{ =gave the president the authority to use military force in Vietnam. ~called on the United Nations to seek a negotiated settlement of the Vietnam war. ~denounced military aggression by the Soviet Union in Vietnam. ~delayed a response to the Tonkin incident until completion of an investigation into its causes. } // question: 274 name: What city was designated as the capitol of South V ::What city was designated as the capitol of South V::What city was designated as the capitol of South Vietnam after the Geneva Agreements?{ ~Hanoi ~Dienbienphu ~Inchon =Saigon ~Pyongyang } // question: 278 name: Which of the following was NOT one of the names us ::Which of the following was NOT one of the names us::Which of the following was NOT one of the names used by or given to the leader of North Vietnam?{ ~"Uncle Ho" ~Nguyen That Than ~Nguyen Ai Quoc ~Ho Chi Minh =All are correct } // question: 272 name: Who said, \"We are not about to send American boys ::Who said, \"We are not about to send American boys::Who said, "We are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves."?{ ~Henri Navarre ~Barry Goldwater ~John Kennedy =Lyndon Johnson ~Robert McNamara } // question: 273 name: Why did Lyndon B. Johnson continue the U.S. escala ::Why did Lyndon B. Johnson continue the U.S. escala::Why did Lyndon B. Johnson continue the U.S. escalation of the war?{ =The US commitment as an ally was being tested ~His Great Society had been completed and he focused on foreign affairs ~He was a racist ~Peace talks with Ho Chi Minh failed ~aerial bombardment had proven so effective } // question: 279 name: With what economic/industrial project did LBJ atte ::With what economic/industrial project did LBJ atte::With what economic/industrial project did LBJ attempt to "bribe" Ho Chi Minh to the bargaining table prior to 1968?{ ~Operation Rolling Thunder ~Operation Junction City =Mekong Delta River Project ~Operation Cedar Falls ~Building an airfield at Danang }