The Origins of the Vietnam War, in Part, Lie in the Process

question 36

Multiple Choice

The origins of the Vietnam War, in part, lie in the process of decolonization because

• A)the division of Vietnam into antagonistic northern and southern states occurred after Vietnamese military forces had defeated the French, former governors of the region.
• B)the North Vietnamese employed mercenary soldiers from various new post-colonial African states in a local war of liberation.
• C)the United Nations, seeking to establish the post-colonial principle of national self-determination, encouraged North Vietnamese radicals to break with the West.
• D)the Japanese, having lost their former empire in the Pacific, now provoked unrest in continental Asia by attempting to achieve hegemony in the region.
• E)the Soviets supported South Vietnam against North Vietnam, because the latter was a threat to Soviet hegemony in Asia.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Average Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows the lowest cost at which a firm can produce any given level of output in the long run, when all inputs are variable.

ATC

The abbreviation for Average Total Cost, which is the total cost divided by the number of goods produced.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of output or production, such as rent or salaries.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of output or production volume, such as materials and labor expenses.