Correct. The answer is d. Nixon believed that immediately withdrawing American troops from Vietnam “would be a disaster” because it “would inevitably allow the Communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the North 15 years before.” Nixon argued that this strategy would leave the South Vietnamese people extremely vulnerable, and essentially undo everything the entire Vietnam War achieved.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Nixon believed that immediately withdrawing American troops from Vietnam “would be a disaster” because it “would inevitably allow the Communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the North 15 years before.” Nixon argued that this strategy would leave the South Vietnamese people extremely vulnerable, and essentially undo everything the entire Vietnam War achieved.

Correct. The answer is c. Nixon was forthright about what he feared would be the implication domestically of the United States losing the Vietnam War: “this first defeat in our Nation’s history would result in a collapse of confidence in American leadership.” Nixon feared that both Americans and people overseas would no longer see the United States as one of the great world leaders, which it had been since World War II.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Nixon was forthright about what he feared would be the implication domestically of the United States losing the Vietnam War: “this first defeat in our Nation’s history would result in a collapse of confidence in American leadership.” Nixon feared that both Americans and people overseas would no longer see the United States as one of the great world leaders, which it had been since World War II.

Correct. The answer is b. In his testimony before the U.S. Senate, Kerry argued that the Vietnamese people “had for years been seeking their liberation from any colonial influence whatsoever.” He said that “most people didn’t even know the different between communism and democracy” because all they wanted was to be able to live and work without the threat of violence. The Vietnamese wanted the United States “to leave them alone in peace.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. In his testimony before the U.S. Senate, Kerry argued that the Vietnamese people “had for years been seeking their liberation from any colonial influence whatsoever.” He said that “most people didn’t even know the different between communism and democracy” because all they wanted was to be able to live and work without the threat of violence. The Vietnamese wanted the United States “to leave them alone in peace.”

Correct. The answer is a. Kerry mentioned race a few times during his testimony. He noted how “blacks provided the highest percentage of casualties” in Vietnam, and that the enemy was typically referred to as “‘oriental human beings,’ with quotation marks around that.” His statement that the United States would never consider using the weapons from the Vietnam War in a European theatre was intended to suggest that some of the war’s strategy was racially motivated.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Kerry mentioned race a few times during his testimony. He noted how “blacks provided the highest percentage of casualties” in Vietnam, and that the enemy was typically referred to as “‘oriental human beings,’ with quotation marks around that.” His statement that the United States would never consider using the weapons from the Vietnam War in a European theatre was intended to suggest that some of the war’s strategy was racially motivated.

Correct. The answer is c. Vietnamization was Nixon’s strategy to “win the peace” in Vietnam. It consisted of training and strengthening South Vietnamese troops so that they could gradually take over their country’s defense from U.S. troops, who would then be withdrawn incrementally. Kerry, however, argued that Vietnamization was a strategy that displayed “incredible arrogance,” and lamented the notion that more men would have to die while this strategy played out.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Vietnamization was Nixon’s strategy to “win the peace” in Vietnam. It consisted of training and strengthening South Vietnamese troops so that they could gradually take over their country’s defense from U.S. troops, who would then be withdrawn incrementally. Kerry, however, argued that Vietnamization was a strategy that displayed “incredible arrogance,” and lamented the notion that more men would have to die while this strategy played out.