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US History Honors - Vietnam Test

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The Vietminh formed initially in Vietnam to
win independence from Japan
The Vietcong's power continued to increase in part because of
the Vietnamese opposition to Diem's government
With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress, in effect,
handed its war powers to the president
The purpose of Agent Orange was to
destroy the Vietcong's ability to hide in jungles
A main reason President Johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam was his fear that it would
bring China into the war
In South Vietnam, a monk set himself on fire to protest
discrimination against Buddhists
Vietcong used _________ — troops who blended in with the civilian population and used tactics such as ambushes and traps
guerrillas
The _____________ called for elections to unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam under a single government
Geneva Accords
Why was Diem's South Vietnamese government so unpopular?
Diem discriminated against his country's Buddhist population
Who overthrew the Diem government in 1963?
a group of Vietnamese generals
UN had a Security Council responsible for international peace and security; the Security Council could ask members to
take military action to uphold a UN resolution
In 1946 what did Winston Churchill describe as an "iron curtain" falling across Eastern Europe?
the establishment of pro-Soviet Communist governments in Eastern Europe
Long Telegram expressed an opinion that the Soviet Union had major economic & political weaknesses and proposed a policy:
containment of Soviet expansion
Truman outlined a policy known as the _______, which pledged the US to fight the spread of communism worldwide
Truman Doctrine
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
help Western Europe recover from World War II
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