USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which year saw a shocking political announcement, a pair of traumatic assassinations, and finally, a violent political convention?
A
1966
B
1967
C
1968
D
1969
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In late January, 1968, during the lunar new year (or “Tet”) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. The U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries sustained heavy losses before finally repelling the communist assault.

Detailed explanation-2: -A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people-women, children and old men-in the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968. More than 500 people were slaughtered in the My Lai massacre, including young girls and women who were raped and mutilated before being killed.

Detailed explanation-3: -January 27, 1973: President Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: b. Anti-war Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

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