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President John F. Kennedy was a committed Cold War president, yet also understood the complexities of entering the Vietnamese civil war. 
Which of the following actions did Kennedy take which illustrated a measured step with respect to containing the spread of communism into South Vietnam?  

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  1. He reinstated the military draft, calling nearly 100,000 American men into the reserves.

  2. He ordered 400 Special Forces (Green Berets) to South Vietnam in the role as "advisors" with the goal of training the South Vietnamese military.

  3. He called for a United Nations' Security Council referendum vote to halt the aggressive North Vietnamese.

  4. He authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in North Vietnam in an effort to topple the communist government in power.

  5. He issued an executive order placing a 6-month moratorium on aid to South Vietnam, hoping the South Vietnamese military would be able to defeat the North in a timely fashion.

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Correct Option: A

Viet-Nam is far away from this quiet campus.We have no territory there, nor do we seek any. The war is dirty and brutal and difficult. And some 400 young men, born into an America that is bursting with opportunity and promise, have ended their lives on VietNam's steaming soil... We are also there because there are great stakes in the balance. Let no one think for a moment that retreat from Viet-Nam would bring an end to conflict. The battle would be renewed in one country and then another. The central lesson of our time is that the appetite of aggression is never satisfied. To withdraw from one battlefield means only to prepare for the next. We must say in southeast Asia--as we did in Europe--in the words of the Bible: ''Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further, his painful road'?  
The ideas expressed in the passage above are most consistent with which of the following American policies?

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  1. The Monroe Doctrine.

  2. The Domino Theory.

  3. The Separation of Powers.

  4. The Search and Destroy Strategy.

  5. Mutually Assured Destruction.

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Correct Option: A

All the following were beliefs of the "Hawks" EXCEPT.

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  1. The U.S. should consider using its nuclear arsenal in an attempt to stop North Vietnamese aggression into South Vietnam.

  2. America needs to stop the spread of Communism.

  3. America needs to honor its long-term commitment to South Vietnam and keep fighting.

  4. America should execute the war vigorously without limitations.

  5. America will look weak to the Soviet Union and China if it doesn't continue to fight the Communists in Vietnam.

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Correct Option: A

The photograph above shows a meeting between President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Secretary Leonid Brezhnev held in May,1972.
What important issue did both leaders meet and sign an agreement about at that time?

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  1. The limitation of both nations' involvement in the Vietnam War.

  2. The limitation of nuclear weapons.

  3. An agreement to lift the embargo of wheat sales to the Soviet Union.

  4. The persecution of Soviet Jews by the Kremlin.

  5. An alliance against the encroaching power of The People's Republic of China.

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Correct Option: A

The Presidential Election of 1968. occurring towards the end of one of the most tumultuous years in American history, resulted in a very narrow victory for Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon, who won by a mere 1.1% popular vote. 
Which of the following best explains this close election result? 

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  1. George Wallace's conservative. third-party candidacy served to divide Republican voters.

  2. Nixon's plans to continue the American presence in the Vietnam War were controversial.

  3. Democratic contender Hubert Humphrey had been a fairly popular incumbent Vice President.

  4. Many younger voters, disillusioned with American politics, refused to vote in the election.

  5. Middle-aged Nixon failed to connect with the large baby-boom generation of voters.

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Correct Option: A

"The Tiger doesn't need to land one mighty killing blow. If the Tiger does not stop fighting the Elephant, the Elephant will die of exhaustion."

The above quote is referred in the context of which war?

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  1. the Korean War

  2. World War I

  3. World War II

  4. the Iran-Iraq War

  5. the Vietnam War

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is quoted by Ho Chi Minh and the tiger in the quote symbolizes the Vietnamese army and the elephant symbolizes the American military.

Congress passed The War Powers Act in 1973 which clearly delineated the President's wartime powers as Commander-in-Chief. 
Which of the following events of the Vietnam War influenced Congress' decision to pass this Act? 

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  1. The Tet Offensive

  2. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution

  3. The "Eastern Offensive"

  4. Nixon's Vietnamization

  5. The Truman Doctrine

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Correct Option: A

The Hoa Hao Movement was led by ______________.

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  1. Huynh Phu So

  2. Ng-Yuyen Dinh Chiev

  3. Phan Boi Chau

  4. Sun Yat Sen

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • It began in 1939 and gained great popularity in the fertile Mekong delta area. 
  • It drew on religious ideas popular in anti-French uprisings of the nineteenth century.
  •  The founder of Hoa Hao was a man called Huynh Phu So.
  • . His criticism against useless expenditure had a wide appeal. He also opposed the sale of child brides, gambling and the use of alcohol and opium. 
  • The French tried to suppress the movement inspired by Huynh Phu So. They declared him mad, called him the Mad Bonze, and put him in a mental asylum. 

Which one of the following is not true regarding the Hoa Hao Movement in Vietnam?

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  1. It criticised useless expenditure and sale of child brides.

  2. It opposed gambling and use of alcohol.

  3. It motivated the Vietnamese to kill Catholic Missionaries

  4. Its founder was Huynh Phu So.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Hao Hao Movement began in 1939 and gained great popularity in the fertile Mekong delta area. It drew on religious ideas popular in anti-French uprisings of the nineteenth century. The founder of Hoa Hao was a man called Huynh Phu So. He performed miracles and helped the poor. His criticism against useless expenditure had a wide appeal. He also opposed the sale of child brides, gambling and the use of alcohol and opium.

After the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, _______________.

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  1. Vietnam was liberated.

  2. Vietnam came under Japanese domination

  3. Vietnam was divided into North and South.

  4. Ho Chi Minh became the President

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The French tried to regain control. They used the emperor Bao Dai as their puppet in this endeavour. The Vietminh were forced to retreat to the hills. After eight years of fighting, the Vietminh were able to defeat the French in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu. And a peace negotiation took place in Geneva after the French defeat. Vietnam was divided into two parts viz. south and north Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh and the communists assumed power in the north. Bao Dai’s regime took control of the south.