USH Vietnam War Abroad

The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would –

• Promote reconstruction after World War II

• Maintain the policy of détente

• Fulfill prior United Nations obligations

• Keep communism from spreading throughout the region

What was the US policy to keep communism

from spreading called?

• Communism

• Containment

What South Vietnamese leader did the US

provide aid to?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Ngo Dinh Diem

What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?

• Rulings issued by the Supreme Court that banned deployment of U.S. combat forces without a declaration of war

• Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East would require the United States to defend Israel

• Decisions made by the executive branch during the Korean and Vietnam Wars

• Limits on the authority of the chief executive imposed by an international tribunal

One action that influenced the U.S.-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon’s

• Opening of diplomatic relations with China

• Involvement in the Watergate Scandal

• Support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War

• Withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military -

• Trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

• Shared military technology with North Vietnam

• Imposed martial law in North Vietnam

• Installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

Which action did the federal government take to recognize these soldiers?

• Passing the GI Bill to give them education benefits

• Awarding them the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions above the call of duty

• Providing them with monetary bonuses for demonstrating courage under fire

• Awarding them battlefield promotions from enlisted to officer

What did all of these men win?

• Medal of Honor

• the Purple Heart

How does this resolution demonstrate the principle of checks and balances

• It expands the power of judicial review to military courts

• It allows the executive to determine the length of military conflicts

• It allows Congress to limit the military authority of the executive branch

• It gives Congress oversight of military strategy and operations

Who must the president consult before any military

action?

• the US Supreme Court

• the US Congress