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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the General's response?
2. When does Operation Pegasus begin?
3. How many meters separate the bunkers and the NVA trenches?
4. What do officials do to make things seem better than they are?
5. What do the NVA have that no one expected them to have?
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the effect of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death on black soldiers. Does news of the assassination affect the way black soldiers are treated? Do the black soldiers fight differently following news of the civil rights leader's death?
Essay Topic 2
Compare the geographical designations of Vietnam with the military names assigned to the areas. How do the military names further destroy the country of Vietnam? Why do you think that the military felt the need to assign names to the four main regions of Vietnam?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the culture of America that Vietnam Veterans returned to. How were they greeted and treated? What opportunities were available to them or denied them because of their time in Vietnam? How did their family members and friends treat returning soldiers?
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