Author Question: When the French garrison at Dienbienphu was at the brink of surrender to the attacking nationalist ... (Read 34 times)

ereecah · **on:** Sep 11, 2019

Question 1

The Spirit of Geneva refers to

a. reduced East/West tensions after a U.S./Soviet summit in 1955.
b. a strain of bad luck in the Vietnam War.
c. a marching slogan in the civil rights movement.
d. A movie from 1958 depicting the plight of suburban housewives.

Question 2

When the French garrison at Dienbienphu was at the brink of surrender to the attacking nationalist Viet Minh, Eisenhower

a. committed American troops to support the French.
b. committed American troops to serve as a peace force.
c. considered the use of nuclear bombs.
d. concluded that no military victory was possible in that kind of theater.