Effects of the Vietnam War

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lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971.

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Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez saved the lives of fellow soldiers while under heavy enemy attack and after sustaining wounds while assisting on a team extraction in Vietnam on May 2, 1968. In recognition of the actions described, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was —

• given an early honorable discharge from U.S. military service

• awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

• made an honorary member of the United Nations

• awarded the Legion of Honor ribbon

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Match the following

• Hippies and the Counterculture

• Kent State

• 26th Amendment

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• The Draft

Group of disillusioned youth protesting the war, doing drugs

College campus where Guardsmen killed 4 students

Lowered the voting age to 18

SCOTUS case that addressed 1st Amendment rights in schools

Another name for the Selective Service Act

• Group of disillusioned youth protesting the war, doing drugs

• College campus where Guardsmen killed 4 students

• Lowered the voting age to 18

• SCOTUS case that addressed 1st Amendment rights in schools

• Another name for the Selective Service Act

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Term popularized by Nixon for people who did not express their opinions publicly about Vietnam, join in the counterculture movements or participate in public discourse.

• Hawks

• Doves

• Silent Majority

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Due to a lack of volunteers and the need for more troops, in 1965 LBJ

• used the Selective Service System (Draft) to double the soldiers in Vietnam.

• decided to start a draft lottery that would be televised.

• announced the US would begin training South Vietnamese troops to cover the gap.

• decided that it was time for the US to pull out of Vietnam.

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What was a popular method of protesting the Vietnam War?

• Burning Clothing
• Burning Draft Cards
• Sit-Ins
• Burning Down Recruitment Centers

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Vietnamization was a policy advanced by Richard Nixon. What was its purpose?

• to increase American forces in Vietnam

• to decrease American forces in Vietnam

• to increase friendly Chinese forces in Vietnam

• to overwhelm the Viet Cong with U.S. forces

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Why did the United States join the conflict between North and South Vietnam?

• To prevent in invasion by China into Indochina

• To limit the spread of nuclear weapons

• To prevent the spread of communism into Southeast Asia

• To prevent an invasion of Japan from Indochina

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After an attack on US ships by N. Vietnam, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which-

• formally declared war on North Vietnam

• Gave the President more military power without going to war

• Limits President's military power without war being declared

• Allowed for the use of nuclear weapons if necessary

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What was the effect of the Tet Offensive in 1968 on the war effort?

• It was a moral defeat for the US and led to the escalation

• It would lead to a future victory for the American forces

• It caused China to send forces into South Vietnam

• It caused an end to drafting in the U.S. for the war effort

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Why did many young American fight the draft or engage in anti-war protests?

• They felt it would cause a war with China and Russia

• The US was going through an economic recession

• They felt the war in Vietnam was wrong and unjustified

• They believed it created a gap between the rich and poor

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Which of these best describes reasons for the outbreak of violence during anti-war protests?

• The government hired people to attack law enforcement

• The nation was divided over US involvement in Vietnam

• Draft dodgers were being shielded from arrest

• The government censored free speech

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In Tinker v Des Moines the Supreme Court said a student's right to protest was protected by the

• Fourth Amendment

• Twenty-Sixth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

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What was the role of the media during the Vietnam War?

• It cooperated with government censorship laws

• They broadcast the news from approved media stations

• It showed Americans at home the uncensored violence of war

• They were unable to record any of the Vietnam War

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How did the TV and Media broadcasts change the relationship between people and the government?

• It created more trust between the people and government

• It exposed government lies creating a credibility gap

• It caused more Americans to enlist to fight the Vietcong

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Which describes the Vietnamization plan of President Richard Nixon after 1969?

• It increased troop deployments into Vietnam

• South Vietnamese forces replaced withdrawing US forces

• The US increased bombing complains on Laos and North Vietnam

• The US used chemical weapons to fight jungle terrain

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This individual won the Medal of Honor for unbelievable acts of bravery in Vietnam.

• Alvin York

• Vernon Baker

• Roy Benavidez

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Which describes why Americans had the 26th Amendment ratified?

• People felt poll taxes harmed voting rights

• If one was old enough to fight they were old enough to vote

• Women had a right to vote in elections

• The laws of the US should apply equally to all citizens

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Towards the end of the Vietnam War the Congress passed the War Powers Act which-

• formally declared war on North Vietnam

• Limits President's military power without war being declared

• Allowed for the use of nuclear weapons if necessary

• Gave the President more military power without going to war