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Quiz: Vietnam Becomes America’s War: Kennedy's
and Johnson’s War
Due May 2 at 11:59pm Points 75 Questions 20
Time Limit 45 Minutes
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Score for this quiz: 71.25 out of 75
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The quiz:
Covers the Learn material from Module 7: Week 7.
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 Monday of Module 7: Week 7.
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Question 1
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Throughout 1966-1967 the Marines became engaged in an
effort to build a static line of sensors and barriers across I Corps
known informally as McNamara’s line or ?
Junction City
Cedar Falls
Dye Marker
Dak To
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Question 2
A major and possibly somewhat deceptive victory for the
Americans occurred in November 1965 as a result of General
Thanh’s smash and grab strategy where?
Au Shau Valley
Hamburger Hill
Hue
None of the Above
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Question 3
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According to the text, Diem ran against Bao Dai the former,
unpopular French and Japanese “puppet emperor” thereby
claiming a mandate of the people to lead South Vietnam:
True
False
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Question 4
After the disaster at Ap Bac in 1963, various attempts to brief
the President about the abysmal performance of South
Vietnamese troops by the American “advisor” in charge of the
operation were blocked by what General, a protégé to the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell Taylor ?
Gen. Earle Wheeler
Gen. Harold K. Johnson
Gen. George Decker
Lt Gen. Paul D. Harkins
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Question 5
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The author of the text believes President Kennedy was
ultimately responsible, even if indirectly for the assassination of
Ngo Dien Diem because of his stated support of Duong Van
Minh:
True
False
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Question 6
President John F. Kennedy throughout his career had a special
interest in what Southeast Asian Nation-state?
Philippines
Vietnam
Korea
Indonesia
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Question 7
The slowness in accelerating the bombing campaign during
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER resulted in:
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Costly losses of aircraft primarily to AA guns
Continued caution of hitting Chinese targets as in the Korean
War
Disappointing bombing results
All of the answers
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Question 8
Mr. Ritchie argued in the video as Dr. Addington mentions in the
text, the one foreign policy success achieved by the Kennedy
Administration continued by President Johnson and his advisors
into the War in Vietnam was the strategy of_____________?
Gradual Escalation
Vietnamization
Operation Rolling Thunder
Booby traps
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Question 9
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Power struggles continued throughout 1964 and 1965 within the
Republic of Vietnam:
True
False
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Question 10
The tourniquet strategy used in Vietnam pertained to what
military operation?
OPERATION LINEBACKER
OPERATION HAWTHORNE
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER
OPERATION FLAMING DART
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Question 11
By 1966 the North Vietnamese had adopted a strategy of:
Conventional congict
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Protracted Warfare
Converging Columns
None of the Above
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Question 12
Johnson’s announcement in July of 1965 basically:
Took America into the war in Vietnam
Relied on a draft effort and not a full mobilization of the nation’s
reserves
Utilized the Gulf of Tonkin resolution for legal justihcation of
war
All of the answers
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Question 13
The “two unprovoked attacks” on US Naval Vessels would leave
President Johnson in a position to request:
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A resolution from Congress authorizing military action in
Southeast Asia
Permission to initiate an unrestricted air war over North
Vietnam
Increased sanctions against the government in Hanoi
All of the answers
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Question 14
Incorrect
Incorrect
Is it true the anti-war movement consisted of a diverse following,
ranging from civil rights leadership to radical leftists on college
campuses?
True
False
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Question 15
According to the text, by the summer of 1965, what had become
increasingly clear?
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The US could only win a war in Vietnam if it was unrestricted
Generals Ridgway and Decker were correct; America could not
win a conventional war in Vietnam.
the advisory period of American involvement had ended
None of the Above
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Question 16
The Strategic Hamlet Program saw a Counter Insurgency (CI)
strategy aimed at:
Protecting civilians from the communists by placing them in
protected camps
Protecting vital military bases
Removing village communities suspected of aiding and abetting
the VC to strategic hamlets
None of the Above
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Question 17
The major Vietnamese offensive known as Tet initially intended
to draw American troops to where and ultimately hoped to
obtain what city in the south?
Hanoi, Saigon
Saigon, Hue
Khe Sanh, Hue
Saigon, Hanoi
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Question 18
General William Westmoreland’s strategy for winning the war in
Vietnam seemed to consist of:
Deploy US troops to hold vital points in the country
Search and Destroy tactics
ARVN (Army of Republic of Vietnam) taking over the main
burden of held operations
All of the answers
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Question 19
Although the professor of this course has argued Tet resulted in
a military victory, a negative aspect of the Tet Offensive was?
The media began to turn against the war and Johnson does not
seek a third term as President
The numbers of American casualties became politically
unsustainable
Westmoreland requested more troops
All of the answers
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Question 20
The ultimate outcome of SIGMA II-65 seemed to validate many
of the Generals who had been previously ignored by the Kennedy
administration. What was the ultimate outcome of the exercise?
A war of attrition could be at odds with Westmoreland’s strategy
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America must resort to nuclear weapons in Vietnam
A counter insurgency using the Marine model should be
followed
All of the answers
Quiz Score: 71.25 out of 75
