a U.S. program of continuous bombing of North Vietnam
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Who was the winner of the 1964 U.S. presidential elections?
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Senator Wayne Morse voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
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True
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What South Vietnamese leader was overthrown in 1963 in a coup?
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Persecution
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The practice of treating a group of people unfairly because of their religious beliefs
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Propaganda
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Information that is spread to promote a cause
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Referendum
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A vote by a population on a specific issue
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What country was committed to building a strong, stable nation in South Vietnam that would be able to resist communist expansion?
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The United States
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Which of the following statements describe Ngo Dinh Diem?
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He became president of the Republic of Vietnam.
He was a Catholic.
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Over 900,000 Catholics moved from __________ Vietnam to __________ Vietnam following the Geneva Accords.
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North, South
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Who took on the task of training the South Vietnamese Army?
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American military advisors
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Ho Chi Minh won the 1956 elections and Vietnam was unified under Communist rule.
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False
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Coup
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A sudden overthrow of a government
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Immolation
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Suicide as a protest, usually by burning
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Insurgency
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A rebellion; uprising
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Lotus Position
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The traditional, cross-legged pose of Buddhist meditation
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National Liberation Front
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A coalition in South Vietnam led by communists and supported by North Vietnam that was dedicated to overthrowing the government of Ngo Dinh Diem and unifying Vietnam
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Pagoda
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A Buddhist temple
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Vietcong
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"Vietnamese Commies"; term used by Ngo Dinh Diem and the United States government to refer to members or supporters of the military branch of the National Liberation Front
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The head of Ngo Dinh Diem's secret police was __________ .
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Ngo Dinh Nhu
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The National Liberation Front was dedicated to ______.
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unifying Vietnam
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What prompted the Buddhist protest march on May 8, 1963?
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Diem had banned the display of the Buddhist religious flag.
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In June 1963, the American public was shocked by ______.
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photographs of Thich Quang Duc engulfed in flames
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In appointing people to his government, Diem favored _____.
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his family
Catholics
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Alienated
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To turn people from friends into foes
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Motorcade
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A procession of cars
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Regime
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The people in power in a government
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Repressive
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Controlling people using force or the threat of force
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Who began plotting a coup to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem?
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South Vietnamese generals
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The United States urged Ngo Dinh Diem to _____.
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remove Ngo Dinh Nhu
negotiate with the Buddhists
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The Kennedy administration opposed the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem.
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False
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Why was Ngo Dinh Diem's regime so unpopular in South Vietnam?
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Diem treated opponents of his government harshly.
Diem favored his family and his fellow Catholics.
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Who controlled South Vietnam after Diem's overthrow?
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military officers
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Who became president of the United States after Kennedy's assassination?
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Domestic
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Inside a country, especially your own country
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Great Society
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President Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic reform program
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Legislative
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Dealing with making laws
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Resolution
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A formal expression of opinion, such as by a legislative body
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President Johnson served as _________ vice-president.
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Kennedy's
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The communist-backed guerillas in South Vietnam __________ influence after the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem.
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gained
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President Johnson believed that _______.
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it would be a betrayal of the United States' South Vietnamese allies if the United States was to pull out of Vietnam
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Which of the following are early actions the Johnson administration took regarding Vietnam?
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drafted a resolution of congressional support of U.S. military action in Vietnam
increased the number of American military advisors in South Vietnam
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What was the Great Society?
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President Johnson's domestic reform program
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Covert
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Secret
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Destroyer
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A small warship
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Wake
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The waves caused by a ship or boat moving through the water
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What was the OPLAN 34A?
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a U.S. sponsored program of secret raids on North Vietnam
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What was the U.S.S Maddox doing in the Gulf of Tonkin prior to the August 2 attack?
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She was on an intelligence misison to intercept North Vietnamese communications.
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The U.S.S Maddox suffered heavy losses during the August 2 attack by North Vietnamese torpedo boats.
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False
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Which of the following events occurred before or during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on August 4?
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The Maddox and Turner Joy fired into the dark in the direction of what they thought they were torpedo boats.
The Maddox and Turner Joy reported objects approaching them in the water.
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President Johnson ordered air strikes against North Vietnam following the _______ attack on American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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second
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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A statement passed by the Congress of the United States on August 7, 1964 which allowed President Johnson to increase U.S. involvement in Vietnam
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a statement which allowed President Johnson to _____________ U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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increase
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The resolution for Vietnam had been drafted _________ before the attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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months
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In the United States, who has the power to declare war?
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Congress
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ___________.
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allowed President Johnson to expand U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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_______________ voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
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Wayne Morse
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed unanimously in the Senate.
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False
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When Defense Secretary McNamara testified before Congress for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, he told Congress that the _______________.
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U.S. was unaware of any South Vietnamese attacks on North Vietnam.
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President Johnson barely won the election in 1964.
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False
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When Defense Secretary McNamara testified before Congress for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, he told Congress that the _____.
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U.S. was unaware of any South Vietnamese attacks on North Vietnam
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Why did policymakers in the Johnson administration want to continue U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
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They did not want to lose South Vietnam to communism.
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What was the U.S.-sponsored program of secret raids on North Vietnam?
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OPLAN 34A
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The Gulf of Tonkin was a formal declaration of war by Congress.
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False
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Congress was led to believe that ___________ attack(s) occurred against American warships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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two
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President Johnson ordered an air strike against ______________ following the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
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North Vietnam
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Who attacked the U.S.S. Maddox on August 2, 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin?
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North Vietnamese torpedo boats
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Why did Senator Wayne Morse oppose the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
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The resolution gave President Johnson war-making powers without a declaration of war.
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Prior to the August 2nd attack in the Gulf of Tonkin, the U.S.S. Maddox was _____.
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on an intelligence mission
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A congressional resolution on Vietnam had been drafted before the Gulf of Tonkin Incident took place.
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True
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The Diem coup weakened the influence of the communist-backed guerrillas in South Vietnam.
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False
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What were President Johnson's goals regarding the Great Society?
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reduce poverty
improve medical care
improve education
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Who was Lyndon Johnson's challenger in the 1964 presidential election?
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Barry Goldwater
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Rolling Thunder
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the program of continuous bombing of North Vietnam begun by the United States in March 1965
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From this lesson, what happened on Christmas Eve 1964?
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The NLF attacked the Brink's hotel in Saigon.
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What is significant about the November 1, 1964, NFL attack on Bien Hoa air base?
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It marked the first time the NLF went after an American military installation.
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The air war resulted in many American casualties.
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False
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What did the United States hope to achieve with the air war?
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The morale in South Vietnam would increase.
North Vietnam would stop supporting the insurgency in South Vietnam.
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Which of the following were targeted in the air war?
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transportation networks
industrial structures
military bases
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attrition
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the U.S. military strategy in Vietnam that involved killing as many of the enemy as possible
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body count
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the number of enemy killed
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search and destroy
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the pursuit of the enemy in the countryside as part of the U.S. military strategy of attrition
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Why did General Westmoreland first request American combat troops?
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to protect air bases in South Vietnam
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The first American combat troops arrived in Vietnam in ___________.
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March 1965
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The body count of the enemy dead was used to measure the success of the U.S. ground strategy.
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True
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Why was it difficult for American ground forces to clear areas of guerrillas?
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The guerrillas hid themselves from American forces.
The guerrillas fled while the ground forces were in their area.
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The military strategy of attrition involved __________.
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killing as many of the enemy as possible
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deserter
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one who leaves a military post without permission and never returns
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A deserter is one who leaves a military post __________ permission.
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without
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The Battle of Chu Lai took place between American forces and _________.
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the Vietcong
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Operation Starlite was ___________.
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the first major ground combat operation of the Vietnam War
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The Battle of the Ia Drang Valley took place between American forces and Vietcong guerrillas.
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False
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Why is the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley significant?
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It was the first major ground battle between American troops and North Vietnamese regulars.
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Which American warship reported being under attack in the second part of the Gulf of Tonkin incident on August 4, 1964?
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Turner Joy
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