Vietnam, Nixon,Ford, &Carter

Which of the following was an attempt to prevent another prolonged, undeclared war like the Vietnam conflict?

• Nixon Doctrine
• War Powers Act
• Tonkin Gulf Resolution
• Paris Accords

How did President Richard Nixon expand the Vietnam conflict?

• by signing a mutual defense treaty with China
• by bombing enemy troops in surrounding Asian nations
• by placing a trade embargo on surrounding Asian nations
• by sending troops to Taiwan without legislative approva

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

Which of the following brought about the end of U.S. soldiers fighting in Vietnam and allowed our troops to come home?

• Paris Peace Accords
• Case-Churchill Amendment
• new government in South Vietnam
• the capture of the capital, Saigon

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 conclusion can be drawn from a study of the Vietnam War?

• Foreign policy can be altered by public opinion.
• The policy of containment was successful.
• Military superiority ensures military victory.
• The power of the president is reduced during wartime.

What was one domestic result of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Improved relations between youth and the older generation
• Increased faith in militarism as a foreign policy
• Increased attention to social programs
• Greater public distrust of government policies

The Camp David Accords negotiated during President Jimmy Carter's administration were an attempt to

• establish peace in the Middle East.
• end rapidly inflating oil prices.
• encourage the use of solar and other clean energy sources.
• decrease United States control of the Panama Canal

The Camp David Accords promoted by President Jimmy Carter were significant because they represented 

• the end of the Vietnam War
• a lasting arms-reduction treaty
• the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation
• the establishment of a worldwide human rights policy on the issue of statehood

In 1979, the Iran Hostage Crisis involved a mob of Islamist revolutionaries who overran the U.S. embassy and took embassy workers hostage in protest of

• U.S. detainment of Iranian diplomats in New York on charges of espionage
• the sale of U.S. military equipment to Iraq.
• U.S. naval movements in the Strait of Hormuz.
• perceived attempts by the United States to undermine the Iranian Revolution.