Vietnam War Lecture

Which event directly triggered the overthrow of Diem in a military coup?

• The Buddhist Crisis

• Failure of the Strategic Hamlet Programme

• Inability to address the Vietcong insurgency

• Rampant corruption within the government

Soviet support for North Vietnam was initially lukewarm in the 1950s and early 1960s.

• True

• False

What is the name of Kennedy's policy in Vietnam? (Hint: F___ R____)

What is the name of the resolution that gave Lyndon Johnson more power to increase American involvement in Vietnam?

When did Operation Rolling Thunder begin?

• Mar 1965

• Aug 1965

• Jan 1966

• Mar 1966

What's the name of the American strategy in which soldiers will go on patrol and try to find Vietcong insurgents?

The gap between how the public perceives a situation and how the government portrays it, is known as the ___________.

Operation Rolling Thunder effectively disabled North Vietnamese supplies and industries.

• True

• False

The name of an unsuccessful North Vietnamese operation which attacked major Southern cities like Saigon and Hue.