Vietnam

The ratification of the 26th amendment which lowered the voting age to 18 was a result of the

• Fear of communism

• reporting Watergate

• reaction to Sputnik

• participation in Vietnam War

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

• prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

• reduce French influence in Vietnam

• stop china from seizing Vietnam

• support the government of North Vietnam

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

• Military superiority ensure military victory

• Containment was a success

• The power of the President is reduced during wartime

• Foreign policy can be altered by public opinion

What was the reason LBJ did not run for reelection in 1968?

• He could not run for a 3rd term

• His Vietnam policies were unpopular

• He was unable to pass social reforms

• He was going to be impeached

The Kent State protest reflected student disapproval of

• lack of civil rights

• unequal status of American women

• college tuition

• Vietnam War

Protests against the USA involvement in Vietnam grew in the late 1960's and early 1970's mainly because many Americans

• Believed war was unjust

• objected to college students getting drafted

• feared nuclear war

• opposed participation in conflicts involving the United Nations

The domino theory was used bu the USA as a justification for

• China '79

• Vietnam War '65-'73

• Iran Hostage Crisis '79-'80

• Iraq War '90-'91

One difference between WWII and the Vietnam War is that the Vietnam War

• was a decisive victory for the Untied States

• was formally declared a war by Congress

• involved direct armed conflict with China

• caused a significant amount of protest in the United States

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 the governmental policies

Which issue was involved in both the firing of General Douglas MacArthur in the 1951 and the passage of the War Powers Act of 1973?

• judicial limits on free speech

• media influence on budget policies

• the president's authority as commander in chief

• expansion of the military-industrial complex