1960s Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How did press coverage of events during the Vietnam War affect the US?

• Film footage from the front lines increased congressional support for the war

• Reporting on military setbacks contributed to public disillusionment with the war

• Increased US media presence overseas resulted in overwhelming international support for US intervention

• Live presidential press conferences led to a decline in partisan politics in Congress

What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?

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

• Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East would require the US 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

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the USSR was constructing missile sites in Cuba by:

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

• authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba

• seeking UN approval for economic sanctions against Cuba