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America's full involvement in the Vietnam War started because of what ambush where the U.S.S. Maddox was attacked?
The Taipei Incident
The May Day Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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South Vietnam during the Vietnam War was led by what dictator who installed himself using a military junta and rigged subsequent elections to remain in power?
Kho Vingh
Ho Chi Minh
Lai Van Hop
Nguyen Van Thieu
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The U.S.A. was led by what president during the first half of the Vietnam War?
Harry S. Truman
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
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Another major player in America's politics during the Vietnam War was what senior cabinet official who orchestrated the bombing of neutral Cambodia and later authored the peace accords that ended American involvement in Vietnam?
Howard Curtis
Peter Welle
Henry Kissinger
John Kerry
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What dictator turned North Vietnam communist and began invading the South to conquer it?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngu Duk Phan
Pa Thieu
Lo Pulla-Nguyen
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What North Vietnamese dictator succeeded Ho Chi Minh and conquered South Vietnam?
H-Chuen
Gozai Sun
Vinh Kah-Son
Le Duan
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During March 1965, America began what military campaign where sustained aerial bombings missions were launched into North Vietnam?
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Sting Missile
Operation Uncle Sam
Operation Flagstaff
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Before the war began, back in 1954, what treaty divided Vietnam into a north and south?
The Treaty of Augsburg
The Treaty of Versailles
The Geneva Accords
The Camp David Accords
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Journalist Daniel Ellsberg inspired mass opposition to the Vietnam War by publishing what report that proved L.B.J. lied about the war's scope and was attacking neutral nations?
The Zimmerman Note
The Pentagon Papers
The Panama Papers
The Football Code
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On January 30th, 1968, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched what brutal campaign on a holiday that was meant to be a day of peace for all citizens of Vietnam?
The Tet Offensive
The Nen Offensive
The Lel Offensive
The Ded Offensive
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During Operation Lam Son, South Vietnamese troops invaded what neighboring country only to be sent packing by North Vietnamese troops stationed there?
Laos
China
Japan
Thailand
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What radical founded the Viet Cong and led them internally throughout the Vietnam War before helping North Vietnam conquer South Vietnam?
Gai Din
Hesoujou
Nguyen Huu Tho
Dai So Gaun
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What American general was a defining voice during the Vietnam War and decided on the controversial military tactic of prioritizing artillery and air strikes against Viet Cong targets?
William Westmoreland
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
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During what infamous massacre of the Vietnam War did rogue American troops massacre 500 civilians in a South Vietnamese village?
The Av Vi Massacre
The Guon-Gi Massacre
The Taipei Massacre
The My Lai Massacre
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What infamous U.S. Army officer instigated the My Lai Massacre by ordering his troops to open fire on unarmed civilians?
Tom Fortner
Reggie Osage
Francis Hannigan
William Calley
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What American president succeeded Lyndon B. Johnson and slowly closed out the Vietnam War?
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
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For 77 days, American and South Vietnamese troops at what famous garrison withstood a prolonged siege by Viet Cong insurgents?
Raioh
Saigon
Da Nang
Khe Sanh
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What military operation saw America begin bombing Cambodia even though Cambodia was officially neutral in the war?
Operation Tidal
Operation Torch
Operation Menu
Operation Overlord
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In August 1965, American troops launched what operation that resulted in the first open ground combat between the Viet Cong and the U.S.?
Operation Starlite
Operation Brine
Operation Whiskey
Operation Downtown
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Though the Tet Offensive was a mixed success for North Vietnamese troops, what sister campaign in 1972 failed to bring North Vietnam the decisive victory they hoped for?
The Himantura Offensive
The Easter Offensive
The Gonh Offensive
The Christmas Offensive
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What North Vietnamese military leader orchestrated the Tet and Easter Offensives only to be forced from power after the latter campaign's costly stalemate?
Vo Nguyen Giap
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
Lo Peidas
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What North Vietnamese leader replaced Vo Nguyen Giap as the nation's primary commander and helped capture South Vietnam's capital to end the war?
Hai Liao Phun
Van Tien Dung
Kai-Se Chiang
Tse Bun
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In December 1969, America began a full draft to send young men out to Vietnam. What nickname was attached to those who fled America so they wouldn't be drafted?
Draft pikers
Carpetbaggers
Draft dodgers
Hanging Chads
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President Richard Nixon announced the gradual withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam in a process he called which of the following?
Passenger participation
Layup diplomacy
Press passing
Vietnamization
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The Vietnamese mountain Dong Ap Bia is better known by what nickname that alludes to the bloody battle fought atop it?
Mt. Slaughter
Bloody Bastion
Hamburger Hill
Hacksaw Ridge
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American sentiment further turned against the Vietnam War after peace demonstrators were gunned down on what college campus?
U.S.C.
Kent State
Yale
Penn State
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The first major battle between American and North Vietnamese troops took place in what valley whose name is French for "The Leaves"?
La Drang Valley
Los Foeuilles valley
Les Printemps Valley
Les Clorettes Valley
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In November 1967, American and South Vietnamese troops repelled a Northern invasion at Dak To. What geographic feature is Dak To found in?
A coast
A highland
An everglade
A bamboo forest
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What 1973 treaty officially ended American involvement in the Vietnam War?
The Paris Peace Accords
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Singapore
The Treaty of Taipei
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The Vietnam War fully ended when North Vietnam conquered what capital of South Vietnam?
Saigon
Pyongyang
Hanoi
Seoul
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