Watch the following video and answer the associated questions.
Answer the following questions related to the previous video on the Vietnam war.
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In 1954, after the First Indochina War became a stalemate, Vietnam was partitioned into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. How did this come about and where was the partition located?
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What reason can you give that would explain why the U.S. would be in favor of supporting South Vietnam over North Vietnam?
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What was the name of the incident that help to get the U.S. actively invollved in the Vietnam War?
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What was it that President Johnson and the American military advisors in Viernam were telling the American people to gain support for their actions in the war?
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How did the Tet Offensive change the American publicś opinion of the war?
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What impact did the 1971 Pentagon Papers have on President Nixonś presidency?
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How would a peace agreement between North Vietnam and the U.S. benefit North Vietnam?
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In the late 1800s, what we now know as Vietnam was better known then as...
Indochina
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
French Indochina
By the end of WWII the Vietnamese people wanted their independence from France so they started their own liberation movement that was known as the Viet Minh.
True
False
The leader of the Viet Minh was a communist by the name of...
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Van Thieu
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen Cao Ky
The First Indochina War over Vietnam was between who?
China in the north and Britain in the south
Britain in the north and France in the south
France in the south and China in the north
China in the south and France in the north
What was the reason for the partition between the north and south?
To permanently separate the two into two distict coutries; North and South Vietnam
It was to be a cooling off period of 300 days to decide what would be best for the country
Make sure that both sides would agree to turn it into a demilitarized zone like Korea had
It was the only way either side would leave the other side alone
Who took over South Vietnam as Prime Minister in 1954 and then as President in 1955?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Van Thieu
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen Cao Ky
What was the name of the South Vietnamese group who supported communism and rose up against Ngo Dinh Diem and assassinated him?
The NVA
The Viet Minh
The Viet Cong
The South Viet Army
What events helped set up the Vietnam War? List all that apply (hint: more than 1, less than 4)
South Vietnam was fighting a conventional war against North Vietnam
South Vietnam was still trying to get the French to leave Vietnam
South Vietnam was fighting a war against the Viet Cong (S. Vietnamese communists)
U.S. President Kennedy kep increasing the number of miltary advisors sent to Vietnam
The U.S. started sending troops to Vietnam to help South Vietnam fight communism
Has it been proven that the North Vietnamese actually fired at the U.S.S. Maddox, or any other U.S. ship for that matter, to try and pull the U.S. into the Vietnam War?
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False
What incident from the Vietnam War was considered to be the most damaging on how America and its actions were percieved during the Vietnam War?
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Tet Offensive
The My Lai Massacre
The Pentagon Papers
What was the＂official＂outcome of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords? (Hint: there is more than one answer)
There was peace between North and South Vietnam
There was peace between South Vietnam and the Americans
There was peace between North Vietnam and the Americans
There was peace between the Viet Cong and the Americans
What name was the capitol of South Vietnam changed to after the fall to North Vietnam in 1975?
Saigon
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Da Nang
Overall, the Vietnam War was viewed as an ugly incident, but how was America impacted because of its involvement in the war? Number an Describe at least 3 specific ways.
Besides being considered a super ugly chapter in American history, it was the first war that America lost
It hurt America´s prestige and their ability to influence what is going on in other parts of the world
The Domino Theory did not happen: just because South Vietnam fell to communism did not cause other countries in Southeast Asia fall to communism.
After the Vietnam War, America would not be able to enter another war like it because the American people would not allow it to happen