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1960s Quiz

Authored by Brian Brown

Social Studies

10th - 11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the overall goal of US military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?

Eliminating trade barriers between the US and Southeast Asia

Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the US

Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The domino theory, which provided the basis for US entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent:

the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia

the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact

the loss of UN military base in Asia

the raise of China as a dominant economic power

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the best explains why worldwide reactions to US involvement in Vietnam grew increasingly hostile during the late 1960s and early 1970s?

The US was viewed as appeasing a brutal dictator

The US demanded the unconditional surrender of Ho Chi Minh

The US was viewed as an aggressor invading an underdeveloped nation

The US ignored a UN Security Council resolution to cease hostilities

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The primary reason given by US leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would:

promote reconstruction after WWII

maintain the policy of detente

fulfill prior UN obligations

keep communism from spreading throughout the region

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As part of the Nixon administration's policy of Vietnamization, the US military

trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from US troops

shared military technology with North Vietnam

imposed martial law in North Vietnam

installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 US civilians were evacuated from Vietnam

Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris

The US government deployed more troops to Vietnam

South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the mid-1960s, US participation in the Vietnam War resulted in:

public support for an expanded military draft

mandatory rationing of consumer goods

mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war

national attention for a third-party presidential candidate

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