1960's- Vietnam & New Frontier

Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?

• Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.
• Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.
• Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.
• Congress reinstated the draft toassure better military preparation in the future.

As President Johnson tried to defeat the Vietcong in the 1960s, he believed that “escalation” of forces would bring an end of the war with a minimum of losses to America. How did this escalation affect the fighting in Vietnam?

• It drove the North Vietnameseback to their northern border with China.
• It increased the American forcesenough to drive the Viet Cong outof South Vietnam.
• It strengthened the resistance ofthe North Vietnamese forces inguerrilla warfare.
• It brought a declaration of warfrom Laos and Thailand against the U.S.

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

• to increase American forces inVietnam
• to decrease American forces inVietnam
• to increase friendly Chinese forcesin Vietnam
• to overwhelm the Viet Cong withU.S. forces

What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War?

• Viet Cong forces took the fightinginto the dense jungles where theycould confuse the Americans.
• Viet Cong forces preferred to limitmost fighting to cities where theyfought most effectively.
• American forces learned to keepthe fighting away from the jungles.
• American forces committed tofighting the war only from the air.

According to President Johnson, why was U.S. military involvement in Vietnam justified?

• Domino Theory
• Monroe Doctrine
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• "Big Stick" Diplomacy

What constitutional issue was central to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?

• the power of the President toconduct a foreign war
• the ability of the Supreme Courtto rule laws unconstitutional
• the restriction of the Congressfrom regulating matters ofreligion
• the limitation of stategovernments from controllingoffshore exploration

Place the following in Chronological Order: 

• I, II, III, IV
• III, I, IV, II
• I, IV, III, II
• III, II, I, IV

A defining event of the 1960s in the United States was —

• the Korean War
• the Vietnam War
• the launch of Sputnik
• the resignation of Richard Nixon

What is one way President Nixon changed the U.S. military strategy in Vietnam?

• He transferred greater responsibility for the war effort to South Vietnamese troops.
• He authorized the deployment of increasing numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
• He refocused the war effort on winning the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people.
• He negotiated the division of American controlled territory into North and South Vietnam.

How is the author's point of view an example of public reaction to the policies of the Johnson administration?

• He states objections to sending additional troops to South Vietnam.
• He voices concern for the lack of an official declaration of war in Vietnam.
• He expresses skepticism about government reports about the war in Vietnam.
• He declares support for expansion of military involvement in the Vietnam War.