Problem
I. What did John F. Kennedy say in his inaugural address?
i. That the United States would "pay any price, bear any burden, meant any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty"
ii. That the United States would "guarantee Diem's South Vietnam would not be conquered by Ho Chi Minh's National Liberation Front"
iii. That the United States would "go it alone in Vietnam if need be to assure the survival of liberty"
iv. That the United States would "work only with nationalists in Vietnam"
II. During the years of the Kennedy Administration, the size of South Vietnam's army was enlarged, and more and more American military advisors and equipment were sent to South Vietnam. True/False
III. Helicopters in Vietnam were used to ferry troops to the battlefield and attack the battlefield with machines guns and rockets before the landings. True/False
IV. President John F. Kennedy authorized the use of American helicopters, piloted by Americans, for combat in South Vietnam. True/False
V. Henry Cabot Lodge, the American Ambassador to South Vietnam, favored a coup against Ngo Dinh Diem. True/False
VI. What did the Hilsman Memorandum to Henry Cabot Lodge say?
i. That Diem should be given the change to get rid of his brother Nhu, who had been cracking down on Vietnamese Buddhists
ii. That if Diem did not git rid of Nhu, the United States might need to get rid of Diem as well
iii. That a cabal of Vietnamese generals unhappy with Diem should be made aware that the United States was open to a coup against Diem
iv. All of the above
VII. What happened to Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu at the conclusion of the November 1963 coup?
i. They were locked up and later put on trial to crimes against the Vietnamese
ii. They were escorted out of the country, where they lived in exile for the rest of their lives
iii. They were both killed after surrendering to the plotters
iv. They launched a successful counter-coup and restored order to Saigon
VIII. The media were tipped off in advance by Buddhists regarding the self-immolation of Quang Duc, and were there to take picture's of the monk's protest by suicide. True/ False