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What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds were fighting in Vietnam but couldn't vote.

• 18th

• 22nd

• 24th

• 26th

What law did Congress pass to limit the military authority of the executive branch in order to avoid another Vietnam?

• Marshall Plan

• New Deal

• War Powers Act

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

• Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

• The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

• The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

• The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.

Which pair best shows the causes and effects of McCarthyism during the Red Scare of the 1950's?

• Suspicion and fear of communists in the United States --> Restriction of American's civil liberties

• Explosion of the USS Maine --> New colonies of Guam, Puerto Rico & the Philippines

• Widespread poverty and homelessness --> The CCC and the WPA provide jobs for unemployed young men

• Jim Crow laws discriminate against African Americans in the South --> The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed

Why did America get involved in the Vietnam War?

• To help Make America Great Again

• To stop the spread of Christianity

• To stop the spread of Communism

• To stop the Holocaust