Starter quiz

  • Complete the sentence: the US policy of withdrawing troops and transferring responsibility for the war to the government of South Vietnam was known as ______.
    • 'Vietnamisation' ✓
  • What was the name of the route that enabled North Vietnam to send troops and supplies to South Vietnam?
    • Emperor Bao Dai Path
    • Ho Chi Minh Trail  ✓
    • Le Duc Tho Road
    • Ngo Dinh Diem Way
  • Match the country to the action taken by the US.
    • Cambodia
      invaded in Mar 1970, ground troops travelled 19 miles inside territory ✓
    • Laos
      air support provided for ARVN invasion in Feb 1971 ✓
  • Choose the groups who opposed American involvement in Vietnam.
    • some Vietnam veterans  ✓
    • civil rights activists  ✓
    • conservatives in the South and Midwest
    • Hard Hats
    • student groups  ✓
  • Choose groups who supported US involvement in Vietnam. The names of some groups will give you clues about their views on the war.
    • Nixon's 'silent majority'  ✓
    • the Indochina Peace Campaign
    • Another Mother for Peace
    • the Hard Hats  ✓
    • American Deserters Committee
  • What did Nixon mean when he referred to the 'silent majority'?
    • People are quiet when they are in a group.
    • Most people agreed with his efforts to end the war without saying so publicly.  ✓
    • Most people don't like speaking in public.
    • There were more capitalists around the world than communists.
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