Author Question: What did American pilots in Vietnam primarily imply when they satirically quipped Only you can ... (Read 27 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which nation did Austria-Hungary hold responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

A) Germany
B) Serbia
C) France
D) Russia

Question 2

Based on this map, why was it most important for Lincoln to keep the Border State of Maryland from seceding?

A) Maryland's secession would mean losing control of the Ohio River Valley.
B) The navy could not afford to extend the Union's ocean blockade to one more coastal state.
C) Losing Maryland would leave the Union capital surrounded by Confederate territory.
D) Without Maryland, the city of Philadelphia would have no access to a seaport.

Question 3

What message do the snapshots Reaching Out on the left and of gunner James Farley on the right, which were both taken by Life magazine photographer Larry Burrows, convey to the public about the Vietnam War?

A) Both younger and older soldiers were participants in combat.
B) American military combat was a shared burden as well as an individual experience.
C) Combat produced both doubts and idealism in American soldiers.
D) Combat resulted in both cowardice and bravery.

Question 4

The sinking of the British passenger ship Lusitania in 1915 led to this first American war-era propaganda poster by artist Fred Spear and was mainly designed to __________.

A) arouse outrage against Germany
B) honor those who died aboard the Lusitania
C) condemn Britain for faulty ship construction
D) encourage Americans to remain neutral in the current European war

Question 5

What did American pilots in Vietnam primarily imply when they satirically quipped Only you can prevent forests?

A) Harmful defoliants like Agent Orange were sprayed on trees in order to expose Vietcong
hideouts.
B) Napalm dropped in jungles burned large acreage of forests and jungles.
C) Trails were cleared through the jungles of South Vietnam so that American troops could
conduct search-and-destroy missions.
D) Bombs and missiles dropped in the jungles destroyed much of the native vegetation.