Vietnam War Quiz

What resulted from the ideas expressed in the image ?

• Passing the War Powers Act

• Sending troops to South Vietnam

• Attacking China during the Korean War

• Distributing economic aid under the Marshall Plan

This Native Texan was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for carrying wounded soldiers to evacuation helicopters while he was wounded himself.

• Hector Garcia

• George W Bush

• Robert Kennedy

• Roy Benavidez

Which amendment gave young Americans being drafted during the Vietnam War a greater political voice?

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

Which of the following individuals would be most likely to oppose the Vietnam War?

• A Korean War Veteran

• The President of the United States

• A member of the middle class

• A college student

Which best summarizes the main reason why the United States became involved in Vietnam?

• to support the North Vietnam government

• to prevent the spread of communism

• to reduce French influence in Vietnam

Who won the 1968 presidential election?

• Robert Kennedy

• Eugene McCarthy

• George Wallace

• Richard Nixon

What was the primary impact of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

• It was the beginning of the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam.

• It was the plan for the largest American attack of the war.

• It resolved the land acquisitions in China

• It gave President Johnson more power over the military to increase the involvement of the United States in the war.

What President is responsible for the greatest increase of American involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Lyndon Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Esienhower

The Supreme Court ruling states that public school students have the right to symbolic speech.

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

These were the Communist guerillas in South Vietnam during the war.

• Ho Chi Minh

• AVRN

• Viet Minh

• Viet Cong