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LBJ
Vietnam
Vietnam Continued
Short Answer
Pop Culture (fun only, not test)
100
  • What was LBJ’s career before becoming a politician?
  • Teacher
  • Doctor
  • Lawyer
  • Astronaut

Teacher

100
  • What country colonized Vietnam in the 19th century?
  • China
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • France

France

100
  • In 1966, the United States reached its peak in troop deployment to Vietnam, about how many soldiers were stationed there at this time?
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000

500,000

100
  • Give one example of guerilla warfare tactics utilized by the Viet-Cong.

Hit and run strategy

booby traps

Surprise attacks


100

Eight pieces of "priceless" jewelry were stolen from this famous museum in Paris on Sunday (10/19/25) morning. 

The Louvre  

200
  • LBJ defeated this Republican Presidential candidate in 1964.
  • Barry Goldwater
  • Richard Nixon
  • Robert Kennedy
  • Robert McNamara

Goldwater

200
  • Ngo Diem was a controversial leader of Vietnam, partly due to his practice of Catholicism. What religion was most common in Vietnam during the 1960s?
  • Atheism
  • Judaism
  • Buddhism
  • Muslim

Buddhism 

200
  • What was the name of the bombing campaign imposed on the North Vietnamese from 1966-1968?
  • Operation Linebacker
  • Operation Lightning
  • Operation Rolling Thunder  
  • Operation Orange

Operation Rolling Thunder

200
  • What happened to Vietnam after the fall of Saigon?

They unified into 1 country and turned communist 

200

Despite not producing and album in nearly 10 years, this pop star is still climbing the list of female billionaires thanks to her cosmetic line, Fenty Beauty. 

Rihanna

300
  • The results of the presidential election were much different between 1960 and 1964. In 1964, LBJ won about what percent of the electoral vote?
  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 75%
  • 90%

90%

300
  • Who was the influential Secretary of Defense under both JFK and LBJ?
  • Richard Nixon
  • Robert Kennedy
  • Robert McNamara
  • Robert Saleh

McNamara

300
  • What was the name of the incident where American Soldiers received poor intel and proceeded to kill innocent civilians in a small Vietnamese village?
  • Saigon Massacre
  • Ludlow Massacre
  • My Lai Massacre
  • Ho Chi Minh Massacre

My Lai Massacre

300
  • What was the TET offensive?

Surprise offensive attack by the Viet-Cong in 1968, where the many southern cities were captured. Embarrassing Loss for the U.S. 

300

This running back is currently (as of 10/19/21) third in the NFL in rushing yards with 551, despite only having 98 carries. (It helps that he ran for over 200 against the pitiful dolphins defense)

Rico Dowdle

400
  • Which of the following was NOT a major piece of civil rights legislation passed under LBJ?
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965
  • Equality Act of 1967
  • Fair Housing Act of 1968

Equality Act of 1967

400
  • This was a decision by congress to give sweeping war powers to the executive branch and LBJ during the Vietnam War.
  • War Powers Act of 1973
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
  • Executive Transfer Act
  • The Paris Agreement

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

400
  • About how many American soldiers died in Vietnam?
  • 58,000
  • 78,000
  • 88,000
  • 208,000

58,000

400
  • Give one example of how Vietnam adopted Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’ better than the United States.

Mental games - Demoralized troops

Home field advantage - Used the jungle as defense 

Did not underestimate their enemy - same cannot be said for the United States

400

This "sad" musician has gained popularity in 2025 with 3 hits in the billboard top 50, including "12 to 12" and 'Back to Friends". 

Sombr

500
  • Which of the following was NOT a major foreign policy challenge face by LBJ?
  • Domino Theory
  • Containment
  • Domestic Pressure to stop Communism
  • An isolationist congress

Isolationist Congress

500
  • Who was the commander of the United States forces during the Vietnam war from 1964-1968?
  • General William Westmoreland
  • General Robert Kennedy
  • General Richard Nixon
  • General William Belichick

Westmoreland

500
  • In what year did the U.S. officially withdraw from Vietnam?
  • 1968
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1973

1973

500
  • LBJ’s domestic policy focused on four areas of concern. List 3 of the 4.

War on Poverty

Education Reform 

Urban Renewal

Environmental Protection

500

Jeremy Allen White (The Bear, Shameless) portrays what famous musician in the biopic, "Deliver Me from Nowhere".

Bruce Springsteen