DSST History of the Vietnam War Exam Practice Test 2

Question 1

Dien Bien Phu marked the end of the French colonial rule in Vietnam. The best way to explain Dien Bien Phu is:

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Attacking Viet Minh forces tunneled behind the French defences and overran the French position.

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where French and Viet Minh leaders met to discuss French preparations to leave Vietnam

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battle in which combined Viet Cong and Viet Minh forces overwhelmed the French position with a flanking action combined with a heavy artillery barrag

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battle in which the Viet Cong were defeated by their Viet Minh counterparts

Question 2

Despite American training and equipment, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam is unable to combat the Viet Cong
 insurgency. With increasing strength and influence, the Viet Cong announced the formation of the National Liberation
 Front (NLF), which would serve as the...

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Political arm of Viet Cong

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Augment from US military forces

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Regular army of Viet Cong

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Guerilla combatants of Viet Cong

Question 3

The colonial French were reinstated as Vietnam's rulers:

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Ho Chi Minh and his followers consented to the provisions of a French-Vietnamese agreement.

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by eliminating the armies of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) at Dien Bien Phu

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because Ho Chi Minh believed that the French would keep Vietnam's economy stable in the postwar years

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The Great Powers of Britain, France, and the United States agreed to work together to combat the 
Japanese occupiers of Vietnam.

Question 4

When the USS Maddox was attacked by North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Vietnam War escalated. As a result,
 this President issued orders to bomb North Vietnam in a systematic manner.

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President Lyndon Johnson

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President John F. Kennedy

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President Ronald Reagan

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President Richard Nixon

Question 5

The French commanders at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu were confident that they could defeat the Viet Minh and
 begin peace talks because:

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They felt that the Viet Minh would be unable to provide food, weapons, and other military supplies to their forces due to overextended supply lines.

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they (the French) vastly outnumbered the Viet forces

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They were well "dug in" and fought from a stronghold with plenty of artillery.

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They were a more capable and well-trained fighting force.

Question 6

The Vietnamese communists' Tet Offensive failed to overturn the South Vietnamese government, but it was considered 
a strategic victory for the North because...

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The coordinated surprise attack drove the final wedge in the unstable alliance between the South Vietnam and United States

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It was a crucial turning point as the Communist Republic of China finally recognize North Vietnam

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Subsequent treaties were signed splitting North and South Vietnam along the 17th parallel latitude

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Viet Cong troops reoccupy their lost territory with workforce and supplies delivered via Ho Minh Trail through Cambodia and Lao

Question 7

Operation Vulture could have changed the tide in favor of the surrounded French soldiers at Dien Bien Phu if it
 had been successful. The code name for Operation Vulture was:

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General Eisenhower's intention to dispatch 200 bombers from Manila to annihilate Giap's army.

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Foreign Legion fighters carried out a specialized tactical operation to break the Viet Minh chain of command by assassinating General Giap.

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a canceled French military operation in which 30,000 more French, Algerian, and British troops would parachute into a position to assault General Giap's army from behind

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an attempt by the British to counter Giap's attacks on the French position by strafing Viet Minh ranks with fast British Spitfires

Question 8

Vietnam acquiesced to foreign authority at first, but eventually fought back. Political upheavals against French reliance
 and Japanese occupation, as well as communist insurgency, erupted as a result. What fundamental changes in Vietnam's
 political landscape occurred after World War II, when the monarchy was abolished?

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Vietnam was proclaimed a republic

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Chinese dynasties began to govern the Vietnamese

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Japanese empire gained control over Vietnam

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The first election in Vietnam was held

Question 9

The country of Vietnam was divided at the 16th parallel for the following reasons:

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of an agreement signed between the Great Powers at the Geneva Conference of 1954

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the people of South Vietnam preferred the traditional French colonial government to government by the 
Viet Minh leaders and wanted a country apart from the North

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American officials at the Geneva Conference insisted on a separate Buddhist state

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the French offensive stalled there