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Quiz: Vietnam: America’s War - Nixon and
Aftermath
Due May 6 at 11:59pm Points 75 Questions 20
Time Limit 45 Minutes
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Score for this quiz: 75 out of 75
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The quiz:
Covers the Learn material from Module 8: Week 8.
Contains 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions.
Is limited to 45 minutes.
Allows 1 attempt.
Is worth 75 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module 8: Week 8.
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Question 1
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President Nixon’s Secretary of State Henry Kissinger announced
“Peace is at Hand” just in time to see Nixon reelected in 1972,
when the peace talks between North Vietnam and the US broke
down because of South Vietnam’s demands, what military
response did Nixon unleash to bring them back to the peace
table?
OPERATION BARREL ROLL
OPERATION LINEBACKER II
OPERATION FREQUENT WIND
OPERATION SILVER BAYONET
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Question 2
Despite the tragedy of the Cambodian incursion in 1970 for the
year what had been accomplished?
An honorable victory in Vietnam for the US
A continued withdrawal of American troops and less casualties
than the year before
US students returned to classes
The North Vietnamese agreed to meet at the peace conference.
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Question 3
The Watergate Scandal had the ultimate effect of:
Causing Nixon to be impeached
Causing distrust of government and ultimately the support of
the Republic of Vietnam (ROV)
Electing a Democratic president in 1972
All of the answers
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Question 4
Though the “Pentagon Papers” did not affect Nixon he became
very concerned about the leaks occurring in the White house
and the result was:
An attempt to shut down the freedom of the press
Nixon was impeached
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The creation of a White House Special Investigations Unit
(WHSIU) to spy on the president’s enemies
None of the Above
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Question 5
According to Dr. Addington, after pardoning President Nixon
from any potential crimes he may have committed in oece, the
frst non-elected president in American history Gerald Ford was
unable to summon much help from Washington for South
Vietnam.
True
False
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Question 6
Partly as a result of Nixon’s trip to China, the North Vietnamese
opted for a huge conventional attack around Easter of 1972. The
US response was to:
Deploy additional US Marines into Vietnam
Retreat
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Unleash OPERATION LINEBACKER
All of the answers
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Question 7
OPERATION APACHE SNOW launched into the Au Shau Valley
resulted in a hammering of US and North Vietnamese forces on
a hill called Ap Bia more commonly known by the troops as:
Heartbreak Ridge
Hamburger Hill
Bloody Ridge
Pork Chop Hill
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Question 8
Mr. Ritchie argues that during the Vietnam War the United States
failed to achieve a victory because it never was able to
determine a military “center of gravity.” He further believes the
war was really many wars ranging from the conventional and
unconventional to a guerilla war of nationalism. In the video-
does he also argue that American planners tended to see the
Vietnam War similar to the Korean?
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True (yes)
False (no)
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Question 9
A disgraceful episode occurred in 1968 that involved illegal
crimes committed by US troops, but it did not become public
until 1969 when it became the basis for a general public disdain
towards the military as well as a renewal of the peace
movement. Where did this episode occur?
Abu Ghraib
My Lai
Hue
None of the Above
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Question 10
President Nixon’s attempt to reinforce the newly installed Lon
Nol government in Cambodia had the unintended result of:
An outcry of protests throughout the United States
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The “Kent State Massacre”
Action in Congress to limit American military involvement in
South East Asia.
All of the answers
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Question 11
The operation conducted mostly by Marine helicopters for the
purpose of aiding the escape from Vietnam was called what?
OPERATION BARREL ROLL
OPERATION LINEBACKER II
OPERATION FREQUENT WIND
OPERATION SILVER BAYONET
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Question 12
Mr. Ritchie argued one of the fnest armies in the world was
weakened by its experience in Vietnam by:
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Fraggings and becoming “pinned down.”
Racial Problems
An inability to determine a “center of gravity” in Vietnam
because we were fghting several different types of wars and
nations
All of the answers
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Question 13
Despite ranking third in casualties behind the Civil War and
World War II in Vietnam, full diplomatic relations would be
restored by what year?
1987
1978
1977
1997
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Question 14
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The result of OPERATION LINEBACKER was :
A North Vietnamese Surrender
An American Surrender
The defeat of the ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
A decisive defeat of the North Vietnamese and encouragement
of the ARVN to fght and win
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Question 15
: In 1972 Nixon carried out one of the most brilliant political
moves in history when he:
Fired the entire Supreme Court
Vetoed all of legislation proposed during the fscal year 71-72
Traveled to China
None of the Above
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Question 16
By November of 1973 Congress had restricted the President’s
ability to wage war by passing over the Presidential veto the:
Act of Tonkin
War Powers Act
A peace treaty with North Vietnam
None of the Above
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Question 17
As of the writing of the textbook, how many missing Americans
still had been unaccounted for in the Vietnam War?
1584
1854
1485
1548
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Question 18
The failed attempt to prevent publication of the “Pentagon
Papers” may have had what result according to the text?
A belief that the Gulf of Tonkin resolution represented a
deception of Congress
The public had been misled about progress in what appeared to
be an unwinnable war in Vietnam
Arrogance of power was more of a threat than communism in
Vietnam
All of the answers
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Question 19
The result of OPERATION LAM SON 719 was:
A vindication of Vietnamization
The discrediting of the concept of Vietnamization
An American victory
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An American defeat
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Question 20
Beginning in January 1970 due in large measure to protests
against the war the Nixon Administration adopted what system
for determining draft eligibility?
Levee en masse
Selective Service
A lottery
All of the answers
Quiz Score: 75 out of 75
