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Vietnam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| he Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized | Johnson administration to escalate the war and send troops to repel aggression in Vietnam. |
| What was President Johnson's and General Westmoreland plan to win the war | They wanted to commit more troops and take a more active role in combat activities |
| What were the strikes called that were used lower the enemy's morale and drive the North Vietnamese to negotiate a peace treaty. | Operation Rolling Thunder |
| Who was the leader of North Vietnam, who devised a system of tunnels and used non traditional tactics. | Ho Chi Minh |
| What was Ho Chi Minh's goal for the Viet Cong. | He believed that if the North Vietnamese wore the American forces down enough they leave |
| Why did the income tax rate was most likely raised 10% | Cost of the war |
| What "offensive" changed the outlook on the war | Tet Offensive |
| what did the Tet Offensive do | forced Policy makers to rethink the war as un-winnable and try for peace. |
| what is the system called that drafts male citizens into the armed forces to serve their country | Selective Service System issues |
| A pesticide that destroyed the jungle brush and ruined the local food supply | Agent Orange |
| In 1969 as criticism grew the Selective Service System changed its draft policy to | A "lottery" system was implemented, in which recruits were picked at random. |
| President Johnson have to cut some what programs due to the cost of the war | some of the Great Society initiatives? |
| President Johnson announced what surprising fact in 1969 (due to the war) | That he would not re run for office |
| What were the documents that proved U.S. leaders had lied to Congress and the American people about Vietnam. | Pentagon Papers |
| What effect did the Vietnam War have on the American people | public trust in American leaders was lost |
| What policy did Nixon use to empower South Vietnamese forces to assume more combat duties | Vietnamization policy |
| In 1968 what proved that the nation was in disorder and the Democrats had lost control | Extreme Violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago |
| What did the War Powers Act of 1973 do | Forced the president to consult with Congress within 48 hours of ordering any military action |
| Why did President Kennedy begin "Flexible Response" | was concerned about the "missile gap" between the U.S. and Soviet Union |
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