1.
Antiwar protesters were called

doves.
hawks.
guerillas.

2.
Which of the following made fighting conditions difficult for U.S. troops?
the dry climate
guerilla warfare tactics
the lack of airpower

3.
Why did President Johnson increase the number of troops in Vietnam?

The American public wanted more troops sent.
The North Vietnamese government was about to fall.
The United States was not winning against the Vietcong.

1. Doves and Hawks are the terms applied to people based upon their views about a military conflict. Doves are against use of military pressure and war while the Hawks favors entry into war.

2. North Vietnam was backed by the USSR and People's Republic of China whereas, South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti - communist allies. North Vietnamese initiated a guerrilla war whereas South Vietnamese depended on American operations of air superiority which involved ground forces, artillery, and airstrikes. The guerilla warfare tactics of North Vietnam was more effective than the air tactics of South Vietnam.

3. The Gulf of Tonkin incident made the U. S. Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave President Johnson to increase the U. S. military presence in Vietnam, moreover the U. S Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara was not satisfied with the progress of the war. The Viet Cong (the National Liberation Front) Guerrilla tactics and a huge support of the communists made North Vietnamese more powerful which led President Johnson to increase the number of troops in Vietnam.