Ch 17 The War in Vietnam

What foreign policy stemming from the Cold War was a reason the US joined the Vietnam War?

• Isolation
• Containment
• "Good Neighbor" Policy
• "Open Door" Policy

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

• Congress showed support for neutrality in Southeast Asia
• Congress allowed the president to take military action in Southeast Asia
• Congress gave the President the power to declare war
• Congress denied the President the money he needed to fight Vietnam

The following events were significant because...
Vietcong launch Tet Offensive
Americans fight Vietcong at Hue
Heavy fighting at Khe Sanh despite southern offensive

• Demonstrated US having superior forces of Vietcong
• Failures of the Vietcong in North Vietnam
• Showed the Vietcong were not close to defeat and the S Vietnam could be attacked
• US forced the Vietcong to retreat back to North Vietnam

Which policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?

• Vietnamization
• Arms for bases
• Flexible response
• Operation Rolling Thunder

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?

• It pushed LBJ to send in more troops
• Showed the US was not winning the War
• Congress passed the War Powers Act
• Communist forced the US out of Vietnam

Which amendment gave young Americans being drafted during the Vietnam War a greater political voice?

• 18th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 24th Amendment
• 26th Amendment

Which of the following was the purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?

• mobilize the national guard to stop protests
• use troops to prevent attacks against the US
• send troops to rescue hostages
• Limit the presidents ability to intervene militarily

Critics of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution claim that—

• Gave too much power to the President
• Congress gave up its power to declare war
• Congress went to far in limiting presidential authority
• Congress should have obtained approval from the Supreme Court

How was the Vietnam war viewed on the domestic front?

• There was strong disagreement in   the United States about American   involvement in the Vietnam War.
• All supported the war in Vietnam
• Everyone protested against the war in Vietnam
• Vietnam was a place that needed the US to step in and help them

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

• Communism from Southeast Asia
• Taiwan from joining the Warsaw Pact
• the loss of military bases in Asia
• the rise of China's economy