Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 31.2: Ho Chi Minh, Lyndon Johnson, and the Vietnam War

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1. Ho Chi Minh linked his country’s struggle against the French to which of these events?

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Correct: The answer is c. Ho Chi Minh began his declaration by quoting from the American Declaration of Independence and then applying its message to his own people.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Ho Chi Minh began his declaration by quoting from the American Declaration of Independence and then applying its message to his own people.
1. Ho Chi Minh linked his country’s struggle against the French to which of these events?

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2. Of what did Ho Chi Minh accuse the French?

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Correct: The answer is a. Ho Chi Minh accused the French of depriving the Vietnamese of the human rights the French claimed for themselves during the French Revolution.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Ho Chi Minh accused the French of depriving the Vietnamese of the human rights the French claimed for themselves during the French Revolution.
2. Of what did Ho Chi Minh accuse the French?

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3. Which of these did Ho Chi Minh use to help justify his call for Vietnam to become a free and independent country?

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Correct: The answer is a. In Ho Chi Minh’s view, a people who fought “side by side with the Allies against the Fascists” deserved freedom and independence.
Incorrect: The answer is a. In Ho Chi Minh’s view, a people who fought “side by side with the Allies against the Fascists” deserved freedom and independence.
3. Which of these did Ho Chi Minh use to help justify his call for Vietnam to become a free and independent country?

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4. Which of these did both Lyndon Johnson and Ho Chi Minh claim to be fighting for?

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Correct: The answer is d. Despite the vastly different ways the two men saw Vietnam and its long struggle for independence, both Johnson and Ho Chi Minh claimed to support the cause of freedom.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Despite the vastly different ways the two men saw Vietnam and its long struggle for independence, both Johnson and Ho Chi Minh claimed to support the cause of freedom.
4. Which of these did both Lyndon Johnson and Ho Chi Minh claim to be fighting for?

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5. Who did Lyndon Johnson blame for the violent conflict in Vietnam?

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Correct: The answer is d. Johnson portrayed North Vietnam as the instigator and aggressor in the conflict in Vietnam.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Johnson portrayed North Vietnam as the instigator and aggressor in the conflict in Vietnam.
5. Who did Lyndon Johnson blame for the violent conflict in Vietnam?