The Vietnam War

The first major clash between the national guard and students, a protest erupted at this university after Nixon invaded Cambodia:

• University of Kentucky

• Kansas

• Kennesaw

• Kent State

After the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the US took over fighting for this country:

• France

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• Spain

What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War as it showed the war was not close to being won?

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• The Geneva Accords

• The Tet Offensive

• Operation Rolling Thunder

The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what?

• Credit Check

• Fake News

• Credibility Gap

• Credibility Deficit

All of the following publicly opposed the Vietnam War EXCEPT:

• President Johnson

• Senator John Kerry

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• "The Doves"

South Vietnamese guerilla fighters; opposed Diem & supplied by Ho Chi Minh

• Viet Cong

• Vietminh

• Flying Tigers

• Indochinese

What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War?

• Viet Cong forces took the fighting into the dense jungles where they could confuse the Americans.

• Viet Cong forces preferred to limitmost fighting to cities where they fought most effectively.

• American forces learned to keepthe fighting away from the jungles.

• American forces committed to fighting the war only from the air.

Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S.involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Reelection of Lyndon Johnson

• Passage of the War Powers Act

• Graphic coverage by television news

• Propaganda films by antiwar protesters

Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?

• Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.

• Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.

• Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.

• Congress immediately and permanently ended the draft

Vietnamization was a policy advanced by Richard Nixon. What was its purpose?

• to increase American forces in Vietnam

• to decrease American forces in Vietnam

• to increase friendly Chinese forces in Vietnam

• to overwhelm the Viet Cong with U.S. forces