Vietnam War Test Review

The Vietnam Conflict was fought between _____ and _____.

• US; USSR

• Imperialist influences; Communist Influences

• Japan; Communist influences

• Vietnam; China

During its European occupation in the 1800s and early 1900s, Vietnam was known as "English Indochina".

• True

• False

The logic behind Domino Theory led the United States into war in Korea and Vietnam.

• True

• False

Anti-War movement brought thousands of protesters (called "doves", including _____ and _____

• Hippies; High School Students

• Teachers: High School Students

• Soldiers; Doctors

• Hippies; College Students

The group in the 60s that was composed of hippies, protestors, and people who listened to rock music, dropped out of society, and experimented with with drugs/breaking the norms of society were called ____

• beatniks

• the counter culture

• hippies

• millenials

By 1969, the United States needed more soldiers for Vietnam and reinstituted the draft (conscription), through

• Mandatory Enlistment Act

• Selective Service Act

• Required Duty Act

• Obligatory Enrollment Act

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

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

• Reporting on military setbacks contributed to public disillusionment (feeling of disappointment) of 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

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

One action that influenced the US-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 in Vietnam

The American public felt a deep distrust in their government after?

• Tet Offensive

• Watergate

• SALT Treaty

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution