GCSEHistoryEdexcelModern Depth Study (Paper 3)Exam QuestionsThe USA, 1954–75: Conflict at Home & AbroadReactions to, & the end of, US Involvement in Vietnam, 1964-75

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Reactions to, & the end of, US Involvement in Vietnam, 1964-75 (Edexcel GCSE History: Modern Depth Study (Paper 3)): Exam Questions

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11 mark

What year did Australia withdraw its troops from Vietnam?

  • 1965

  • 1968

  • 1971

  • 1973

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21 mark

Which social group played the most active role in the anti-war protests?

  • Military officials

  • Rural farmers

  • College students

  • Political insiders

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31 mark

Which of the following countries did NOT send troops to fight alongside the U.S. in Vietnam?

  • South Korea

  • Australia

  • New Zealand

  • Canada

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41 mark

How did Congress react to the invasion of Cambodia under President Nixon?

  • They Increased war funding

  • Authorized Operation Linebacker

  • Withheld funding and repealed resolutions

  • Expanded the draft

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51 mark

 In what year did Saigon fall, leading to the unification of Vietnam?

  • 1976

  • 1975

  • 1973

  • 1972

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61 mark

Who served as Nixon's National Security Advisor and played a key role in negotiating the Paris Peace Accords?

  • John F. Kennedy

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Henry Kissinger

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71 mark

Which U.S. president first sent American combat troops to Vietnam?

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Richard Nixon

  • John F. Kennedy

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

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81 mark

What year did Operation Linebacker, a major bombing campaign, occur?

  • 1968

  • 1970

  • 1972

  • 1973

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91 mark

Which prominent musician became an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War?

  • Frank Sinatra

  • Elvis Presley

  • John Lennon

  • Mick jagger

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101 mark

In which year did Congress revoke the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, limiting presidential power in the Vietnam War?

  • 1969

  • 1973

  • 1970

  • 1971

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11 mark

Which of the following caused political opposition to the Vietnam War to increase?

  • High economic cost and tax increases

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was repealed

  •  Vietnamisation

  • Lack of American military technology

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21 mark

What major military operation influenced North Vietnam to negotiate in 1972?

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

  • Operation Linebacker

  • Operation Flaming Dart

  • Operation Urgent Fury

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31 mark

What was the main cause of North Vietnam agreeing to negotiations in 1972?

  • South Vietnam’s military collapse

  • Peace protests in Hanoi

  • Decrease in U.S. bombing

  • Pressure from China and the USSR

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41 mark

Which of the following was a major consequence of the Vietnam War on U.S. foreign policy?

  • Increased interventions in other countries

  • Increased support for South Vietnam

  • Reluctance to intervene in other wars

  • They left NATO

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51 mark

Which factor gave Vietcong fighters an advantage in guerrilla warfare?

  • Access to advanced technology

  • Knowledge of the local terrain

  • Aerial bombing

  • Drug abuse amongst their soldiers

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11 mark

How was Operation Linebacker significant in the peace process?

  • It inflicted heavy damage, pushing North Vietnam towards peace

  • It preceded the invasion of Cambodia

  • It led to a South Vietnamese military victory

  • It ended the U.S. military involvement in Laos

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21 mark

What was the most significant reason from the list below for the U.S. failure to gain the support of South Vietnamese villagers?

  • Promises of land reforms

  • U.S. support for communism

  • Language and cultural differences

  • Extensive American investment in rural areas

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31 mark

What was the most significant impact of the Vietnam War on the global perception of the United States?

  • It strengthened the U.S.’s role as a world leader

  • It damaged America’s global reputation as a leader of the “free world”

  • It led to economic prosperity in Southeast Asia

  •  It increased European support for U.S. policies

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41 mark

Which of the following made the Vietnam War significant in the history of U.S. warfare?

  • It was the first U.S. war fought in Asia

  • It was the first war to be heavily televised, influencing public opinion

  • It was the first time conventional forces had triumphed over guerilla fighters

  • It was the only war where Congress never restricted funding

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51 mark

What was the significance of Congress repealing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1971?

  • It enabled Nixon to increase troop levels in Vietnam

  • It led to an immediate end to the fighting in Vietnam

  • It authorised even more funding for the war effort

  • It reduced the president’s authority to unilaterally escalate the war

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