Course Overview

The History of the Vietnam War DSST exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate lower-level course on the Vietnam War. InstantCert's course for this subject takes a thorough look at not just the war itself, but also the background history of Vietnam and the circumstances that made the war possible, the reactions and the changes that were occurring back at home in the U.S.A., and finally the aftermath of the war.

Topics Covered in This Course

Vietnam Before 1940

World War II, the Cold War, and the First Indochina War (1940-1955)

Diem and Nation-State Building (1955-1963)

LBJ Americanizes the War (1964-1965)

America Takes Charge (1965-1967)

Homefront USA

Tet (1968)

Vietnamizing the War (1969-1973)

The War at Home

Cambodia and Laos

"A Decent Interval"

U.S. Legacies and Lessons

Customer Test Results for the A History of the Vietnam War Dantes

56 users submitted test results since January, 2009
55 of those users reported a passing score (98%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the History of the Vietnam War DSST exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

August 13, 2010 User  passed with a score of 63 out of 80
August 11, 2010 User  passed with a score of 66 out of 80
July 29, 2010 User  passed with a score of 61 out of 80
July 29, 2010 User  passed with a score of 65 out of 80
July 24, 2010 User  passed with a score of 72 out of 80
July 20, 2010 User  passed with a score of 66 out of 80
July 16, 2010 User  passed with a score of 64 out of 80
July 8, 2010 User  passed with a score of 65 out of 80
July 3, 2010 User  passed with a score of 53 out of 80
June 16, 2010 User  passed with a score of 68 out of 80

Free Sample Questions For The A History of the Vietnam War Dsst

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Question 1 of 5

The region which today is called Vietnam was ruled until the middle of the tenth century by __________.


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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

The History of the Vietnam War exam does not have a significant amount of overlap with any of the other CLEP or DSST exams.