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Which conflicts were influenced by the Domino Theory?
Korean War
and
Vietnam War
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What agreement concluded U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Paris Peace Accords
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Who was the leader of North Vietnam until 1969?
Ho Chi Minh
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What organization did Ho Chi Minh found in 1941?
Viet Minh
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Why did Ho Chi Minh seek Soviet and Chinese support?
To fight against
South Vietnam
and the
U.S.
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Who was the President of South Vietnam from 1955-1963?
Ngo Dinh Diem
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Why was Ngo Dinh Diem's regime unpopular?
Corrupt
and oppressive leadership
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What event led to Ngo Dinh Diem's assassination?
A coup with
U.S.
approval
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Who led North Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh's death?
Le Duan
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What was Le Duan's priority after taking leadership?
Military action to
reunify Vietnam
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What strategy did General Westmoreland advocate?
War of attrition
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Why was General Westmoreland criticized?
Underestimating the
Tet Offensive
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Who was the military leader of North Vietnam?
General
Vo Nguyen Giap
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What were General Vo Nguyen Giap's key victories?
Battle of
Dien Bien Phu
and
Tet Offensive
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What did Thích Quảng Đức do in 1963?
Self-immolation to protest
Diem's
regime
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What was the impact of Thích Quảng Đức's protest?
Drew international attention to
Buddhist
persecution
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What did Walter Cronkite's 1968 broadcast declare?
The Vietnam War was a
stalemate
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What were the key events that shaped U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Domino Theory
influencing U.S. policy
Eisenhower's support for Ngo Dinh Diem
JFK's increase in military aid
Johnson's
escalation with
Operation Rolling Thunder
Nixon's Vietnamization and
Paris Peace Accords
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What were the key figures in the Vietnam War and their roles?
Ho Chi Minh
: Leader of North Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
: President of South Vietnam
Le Duan
: Successor to Ho Chi Minh
General Westmoreland
: U.S. military strategy
General Vo Nguyen Giap
: North Vietnamese military leader
Thích Quảng Đức
: Buddhist monk protester
Walter Cronkite: Influential news presenter
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What were the consequences of McCarthyism?
Widespread investigations and blacklisting
Public shaming and ruined lives
Decline of McCarthy's influence after
1954
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What were the key military strategies in the Vietnam War?
U.S.
war of attrition under
Westmoreland
North Vietnamese
guerrilla warfare
under
Giap
Tet Offensive
as a turning point
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What were the key protests and their impacts during the Vietnam War?
Thích Quảng Đức's
self-immolation
: International attention
Walter Cronkite's
broadcast: Shifted public opinion
Domestic opposition: Led to
Johnson
not seeking re-election
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What was the Tet Offensive?
A major
North Vietnamese
military campaign
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What were the Paris Peace Accords?
An agreement to end
U.S.
involvement
in
Vietnam
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What was the nature of the blacklist during McCarthyism?
List of individuals accused of
communist
ties
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What was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
A decisive victory for
North Vietnam
over
France
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How much did the U.S. fund the French in Vietnam by 1954?
$3 billion
dollars
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What was the purpose of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)?
To
strengthen military alliances
in
Southeast Asia
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