60s-70s Vietnam War Review

Which foreign policy do these two statements illustrate?You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is … that it will go over very quickly. —President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a press conference on the strategic importance of Indochina, April 7, 1954
[Vietnam is] the cornerstone of the free world in Southeast Asia, the keystone to the arch, the finger in the dike. Burma, Thailand, India, Japan, the Philippines, and obviously Laos and Cambodia are among those whose security would be threatened if the red tide of Communism overflowed into Vietnam. —Senator John F. Kennedy in a speech, June 1956 
Which foreign policy do these two statements illustrate?

• Isolationism
• Containment
• A  The “Good Neighbor” policy
• The “Open Door” policy

The Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. —Tonkin Gulf Resolution, August 7, 1964
Which of the following identifies the significance of this resolution?

• A  Congress showed its support for a policy of neutrality in Southeast Asia.
• A  Congress authorized the President to take military action in Southeast Asia.
• A  Congress provided the President with new constitutional powers to declare war.

The event identified in this headlines was significant because—

• it demonstrated the superiority of U.S. forces over the Vietcong in South Vietnam
• its failure led to disagreements between the Vietcong and the government of North Vietnam
• it showed that the Vietcong were not close to defeat and could mount an attack on South Vietnamese cities
• U.S and South Vietnamese troops were able to force the Vietcong to retreat to North Vietnam

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

• A Vietnamization
• “Arms for Bases”
• Flexible Response
• Operation Rolling Thunder

Which set of events is listed in chronological order?

• Paris Peace Accords > Gulf of Tonkin Resolution > Tet Offensive > Geneva Accords > Vietnamization
• Geneva Accords > Gulf of Tonkin Resolution > Tet Offensive > Vietnamization > Paris Peace Accords

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?

• It forced President Lyndon Johnson to send more troops into Vietnam.
• It showed that the United States was not winning the War in Vietnam.
• Congress passed the War Powers Resolution
• Communist forces were able to drive U.S. and South Vietnamese troops out of the country.

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?

• To mobilize the National Guard to stop anti-war protests in American cities
• To use troops to prevent armed attacks against the United States
• To send troops to rescue American hostages held captive by foreign terrorists
• To limit the ability of the President to intervene militarily without congressional consent

Critics of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution claim that—

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

Which of the following has been the most successful means of achieving equality of political rights for all Americans?

• Relying on the terms of the Declaration of Independence
• Using professional lobbyists to promote new federal legislation
• Holding mass rallies in favor of expanded political rights
• Proposing and ratifying new constitutional amendments