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The photograph above shows a meeting between President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Secretary Leonid Brezhnev held in May,1972.
What important issue did both leaders meet and sign an agreement about at that time?

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  1. The limitation of both nations' involvement in the Vietnam War.

  2. The limitation of nuclear weapons.

  3. An agreement to lift the embargo of wheat sales to the Soviet Union.

  4. The persecution of Soviet Jews by the Kremlin.

  5. An alliance against the encroaching power of The People's Republic of China.

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Correct Option: A

The Presidential Election of 1968. occurring towards the end of one of the most tumultuous years in American history, resulted in a very narrow victory for Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon, who won by a mere 1.1% popular vote. 
Which of the following best explains this close election result? 

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  1. George Wallace's conservative. third-party candidacy served to divide Republican voters.

  2. Nixon's plans to continue the American presence in the Vietnam War were controversial.

  3. Democratic contender Hubert Humphrey had been a fairly popular incumbent Vice President.

  4. Many younger voters, disillusioned with American politics, refused to vote in the election.

  5. Middle-aged Nixon failed to connect with the large baby-boom generation of voters.

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Correct Option: A

"The Tiger doesn't need to land one mighty killing blow. If the Tiger does not stop fighting the Elephant, the Elephant will die of exhaustion."

The above quote is referred in the context of which war?

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  1. the Korean War

  2. World War I

  3. World War II

  4. the Iran-Iraq War

  5. the Vietnam War

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is quoted by Ho Chi Minh and the tiger in the quote symbolizes the Vietnamese army and the elephant symbolizes the American military.

Congress passed The War Powers Act in 1973 which clearly delineated the President's wartime powers as Commander-in-Chief. 
Which of the following events of the Vietnam War influenced Congress' decision to pass this Act? 

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  1. The Tet Offensive

  2. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution

  3. The "Eastern Offensive"

  4. Nixon's Vietnamization

  5. The Truman Doctrine

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Correct Option: A

The Hoa Hao Movement was led by ______________.

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  1. Huynh Phu So

  2. Ng-Yuyen Dinh Chiev

  3. Phan Boi Chau

  4. Sun Yat Sen

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • It began in 1939 and gained great popularity in the fertile Mekong delta area. 
  • It drew on religious ideas popular in anti-French uprisings of the nineteenth century.
  •  The founder of Hoa Hao was a man called Huynh Phu So.
  • . His criticism against useless expenditure had a wide appeal. He also opposed the sale of child brides, gambling and the use of alcohol and opium. 
  • The French tried to suppress the movement inspired by Huynh Phu So. They declared him mad, called him the Mad Bonze, and put him in a mental asylum. 

Which one of the following is not true regarding the Hoa Hao Movement in Vietnam?

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  1. It criticised useless expenditure and sale of child brides.

  2. It opposed gambling and use of alcohol.

  3. It motivated the Vietnamese to kill Catholic Missionaries

  4. Its founder was Huynh Phu So.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Hao Hao Movement began in 1939 and gained great popularity in the fertile Mekong delta area. It drew on religious ideas popular in anti-French uprisings of the nineteenth century. The founder of Hoa Hao was a man called Huynh Phu So. He performed miracles and helped the poor. His criticism against useless expenditure had a wide appeal. He also opposed the sale of child brides, gambling and the use of alcohol and opium.

After the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, _______________.

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  1. Vietnam was liberated.

  2. Vietnam came under Japanese domination

  3. Vietnam was divided into North and South.

  4. Ho Chi Minh became the President

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The French tried to regain control. They used the emperor Bao Dai as their puppet in this endeavour. The Vietminh were forced to retreat to the hills. After eight years of fighting, the Vietminh were able to defeat the French in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu. And a peace negotiation took place in Geneva after the French defeat. Vietnam was divided into two parts viz. south and north Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh and the communists assumed power in the north. Bao Dai’s regime took control of the south.

Which of the following is not true about the Ho Chi Minh trail?

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  1. It had branch lines extending into South Vietnam

  2. It was used to transport men and materials from North to South Vietnam

  3. It was used by the Vietnamese rebels and the US troops

  4. Had support bases and hospitals along the way

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Ho Chi Minh trail is one way of understanding the nature of the war that the Vietnamese fought against the US
  • Most of the trail was outside Vietnam in neighbouring Laos and Cambodia with branch lines extending into South Vietnam. 
  •  The trail, an immense network of footpaths and roads, was used to transport men and materials from the north to the south. 
  • The trail had support bases and hospitals along the way. 
  • The US regularly bombed this trail trying to disrupt supplies, but efforts to destroy this important supply line by intensive bombing failed because they were rebuilt very quickly.

Which of the following Presidents is correctly paired with an event that took place during his administration?

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  1. Lyndon B. Johnson . . . the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Peoples Republic of China

  2. John F. Kennedy . . . resolution of the Suez Crisis

  3. Richard M. Nixon . . . the reduction of United States forces in Vietnam

  4. Gerald R. Ford . . . the signing of the Camp David Accords

  5. Jimmy Carter . . . resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vietnamization was a strategy that aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. The increasingly unpopular war had created deep rifts in American society. President Nixon believed his Vietnamization strategy,

The attack launched by North Vietnamese troops on January 30, 1968, is called the Tet Offensive because ___________.

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  1. January 30 is Tet, the Vietnamese New Year

  2. Tet is the province where fighting was launched

  3. General Tet and his staff advisors planned the attack

  4. the fighting began with the troops crossed the Tet River

  5. Tet was a Vietnamese code name for the operation

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The attack launched by North Vietnamese troops on January 30, 1968, is called the Tet Offensive because January 30 is Tet, the Vietnamese New Year.