True or False Chapter 28 Self-Quiz 2

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. The self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc began as an accident on the streets of Saigon in 1963.

. Upon assuming the presidency in November 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson quickly proved skilled and comfortable at handling international issues.

. Unlike in the case of Korea, Europeans refused to supply any troops for U.S. efforts in Vietnam.

. Unlike in the case of Korea, Europeans refused to supply any troops for U.S. efforts in Vietnam.

. In preparation for the Democratic National Convention, Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley ordered the reinforcement of his 12,000 police force with 6,000 National Guardsmen.

. Richard Nixon's visit to China ended more than two decades of estrangement between the two countries.

. The announcement that "peace is at hand" in Vietnam in October 1972 helped Nixon coast to a landslide victory over George McGovern.

. By 1974, Nixon's policy of détente had earned him the gratitude and respect of the majority of Americans.

. In the Yom Kippur War of 1973, Henry Kissinger and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko jointly called on the UN Security Council to sponsor a cease-fire.

. Despite the Watergate scandal, it was Nixon's resignation in August 1974 that temporarily unified the country.

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