Cold War

"For years our citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 have, in time of peril, been summoned to fight for America. They should participate in the political process that produces this fateful summons."
                                                                       --President Dwight D. Eisenhower
The statement made by President Eisenhower was used to justify passage of the:

• 18th Amendment.
• 19th Amendment.
• 25th Amendment.
• 26th Amendment.

Why did the Vietnam War result in the passage of the 26th Amendment?

• Women were not allowed to fight in combat units.
• African Americans were not allowed to join the United States military.
• Citizens were being drafted into the military at 18, but were not allowed to vote.
• President Johnson was re-elected more than the traditional two terms of office.

The 1968 Tet offensive in South Vietnam resulted in —

• the capture of Ho Chi Minh by U.S. troops
• the final defeat of North Vietnamese forces
• a loss of public confidence in the U.S. government
• Cambodian attacks on U.S. military bases

This drawing illustrates the U.S. rationale behind —

• entering agreements designed to prevent the use of nuclear weapons
• establishing diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China
• implementing a free-trade agreement with the government of North Korea
• providing military aid to Ngo Dinh Diem’s government

Which of these best explains why worldwide reactions to U.S. involvement in Vietnam grew increasingly hostile during the late 1960s and early 1970s?

• The United States was viewed as appeasing a brutal dictator.
• The United States demanded the unconditional surrender of Ho Chi Minh.
• The United States was viewed as an aggressor invading an underdeveloped nation.
• The United States ignored a United Nations Security Council resolution to cease hostilities

The domino theory, which provided the basis for U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent 

• the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia
• the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact
• the loss of UN military bases in Asia
• the rise of China as a dominant economic power

Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?

• Containment
• Peaceful coexistence
• Constructive engagement
• Deterrence

During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?

• All U.S. civilians were evacuated from Vietnam.
• Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris.
• The U.S. government deployed more troops to Vietnam.
• South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.

Which of the following is the best title for the list above?

• Outcomes of Labor Strikes
• Result of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
• Consequences of the Cold War Red Scare
• Results of  the Vietnam conflict

The actions of Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s led many Americans to-

• suspect that some government officials had communist sympathies
• demand more rights for organized labor
• support U.S. involvement in the United Nations
• organize to protect the rights of African Americans