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Question
1. President Johnson was known to punish senators who did not support his policies on Vietnam. T/F
2. The Jason Study found that the American bombing of North Vietnam was eroding the morale of the North Vietnamese and was seriously hampering their war effort. T/F
3. President Johnson believed that the United States was strong and prosperous enough to produce both guns and butter. T/F
4. President Johnson was more than happy to raise taxes to pay for the escalation of the Vietnam War, saying it was every American's "patriotic duty." T/F
5. list the reasons found by the Jason Study as to why American bombing of North Vietnam had had "no measurable direct effect" on enemy activities.
6. What was true of the Tet Offensive?
A. It was a surprise attack by nearly 70,000 Communist soldiers
B. It took place during Tet-the lunar New Year
C. The offensive was aimed at more than a hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns
D. All of the above
7. What was the purpose of the Communist attack against Khe Sanh?
A. To draw American soldiers away from the south of South Vietnam and give the Tet Offensive a better change of success
B. General Vo Nguyen Giap believed that if he could defeat an American military outpost, the Americans would withdraw from South Vietnam
C. General William C. Westmorland was visiting Khe Sanh, and the Communists wanted to kill the leading general
D. Khe Sanh was the largest and most important military base in all of South Vietnam
8. President Johnson chose to not seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1968. T/F
9. What did General Nguyen Ngoc Loan infamously do during the Tet attacks on Saigon that was captured on tv?
A. He committed suicide in disgrace
B. He was shot to death by Vietcong soldiers pretending to be tv cameramen
C. He publicly executed a Vietcong soldier in civilian clothes by shooting him in the head
D. He ran away from the battle as the Vietcong approached his position
10. Scenes from the Tet Offensive were broadcast by tv into the homes of millions of Americans, who were stunned by what they witnessed, especially the Vietcong attack on the American embassy in Saigon. T/F
11. Describe what the Tet Offensive was.