Quiz for American Voices: The Toll of War

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Correct. The answer is d. Whitfield told his interviewer that the Americans had won every battle and deserved to win the whole country. He suggested that the Democratic-controlled Congress had ended the war prematurely and that, if they had fought longer, the American troops could have won the war.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Whitfield told his interviewer that the Americans had won every battle and deserved to win the whole country. He suggested that the Democratic-controlled Congress had ended the war prematurely and that, if they had fought longer, the American troops could have won the war.

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Correct. The answer is b. Olsen’s letter suggests that, despite the danger and fear he experienced, he felt contented to be in Vietnam because he believed it was necessary in order to “keep the wolves away” and to maintain the United States as an “orderly society.”
Incorrect. The answer is b. Olsen’s letter suggests that, despite the danger and fear he experienced, he felt contented to be in Vietnam because he believed it was necessary in order to “keep the wolves away” and to maintain the United States as an “orderly society.”

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Correct. The answer is a. Veterans like Woodley, who came to oppose both the war and Americans’ conduct of it, created Vietnam Veterans Against the War in order to press their agenda. In the wake of the My Lai Massacre, the group publicized other atrocities committed by U.S. troops, and in a controversial 1971 protest, they returned their combat medals at demonstrations outside the U.S. Capitol.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Veterans like Woodley, who came to oppose both the war and Americans’ conduct of it, created Vietnam Veterans Against the War in order to press their agenda. In the wake of the My Lai Massacre, the group publicized other atrocities committed by U.S. troops, and in a controversial 1971 protest, they returned their combat medals at demonstrations outside the U.S. Capitol.

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Correct. The answer is b. Gayle Smith stated that she objected to the war and decided to volunteer her services as a nurse in order to “bring people back.” It was only after she spent time in Vietnam and saw the devastating impact of the war firsthand that she developed a strongly anti-Vietnamese attitude.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Gayle Smith stated that she objected to the war and decided to volunteer her services as a nurse in order to “bring people back.” It was only after she spent time in Vietnam and saw the devastating impact of the war firsthand that she developed a strongly anti-Vietnamese attitude.