US The Vietnam War & Protests

SS.912.A.6.14

The statements above were made by American leaders during the 1950s.

Which foreign policy do these two statements illustrate?

• isolationism

• containment

• appeasement

• Good Neighbor policy

SS.912.A.6.14

The excerpt above is from a resolution passed by both Houses of Congress on August 7, 1964.

What was the significance of this resolution?

• Congress showed its support for a policy of isolationism.

• Congress authorized the President to take military action in Southeast Asia.

• Congress provided the President with new constitutional powers to declare war.

• Congress denied the President the revenues he needed to fight a war in Vietnam.

SS.912.A.6.14

What policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?

• Vietnamization

• "Arms for Bases"

• Flexible Response

• Operation Rolling Thunder

SS.912.A.6.14

The cartoon above illustrates a belief shared by many American leaders during the 1950s and 1960s.

Which action was taken as a result of this commonly held viewpoint?

• The United States enacted the War Powers Act.

• The United States sent troops to South Vietnam.

• The United States attacked China during the Korean War.

• The United States distributed economic aid under the Marshall Plan.

SS.912.A.6.14

The newspaper headline above describes a significant event in U.S. foreign affairs.

What was the significance of this event to the Vietnam War?

• It demonstrated the superiority of United States forces over the Vietcong in South Vietnam.

• Its failure led to disagreements between the Vietcong and the

  government of North Vietnam.

• It showed that the Vietcong could mount a successful attack on South Vietnamese cities and were not close to defeat.

• United States and South Vietnamese troops were able to force the Vietcong to retreat to North Vietnam and Cambodia.

SS.912.A.6.14

Which of the following lists events from the Vietnam War in the correct chronological sequence?

• Paris Peace Accords—Gulf of Tonkin Resolution—Tet Offensive—Geneva Accords—Vietnamization

• Geneva Accords—Gulf of Tonkin Resolution—Tet Offensive—

  Vietnamization—Paris Peace Accords

• Vietnamization—Paris Peace Accords—Geneva Accords—Gulf of Tonkin Resolution—Tet Offensive

• Tet Offensive—Geneva Accords—Vietnamization—Paris Peace

  Accords—Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

SS.912.A.6.14

The photographs below were taken during the Vietnam War. What problem faced by American soldiers in Vietnam do these photographs illustrate?

• the popularity of Ho Chi Minh and Communist ideals

• the problem of obtaining medical supplies in a combat zone

• the difficulty of distinguishing Vietcong from ordinary villagers

• the widespread corruption of the South Vietnamese government

SS.912.A.7.10

What was the primary purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?

• to use troops to defend against armed attacks on the United States

• to to mobilize the National Guard to stop race riots in American cities

• to send troops to rescue American hostages held captive by foreign terrorists

• to limit the ability of the President to intervene militarily without the approval of Congress

SS.912.A.7.10

The diagram above provides details about United States foreign policy in the 1960s and 1970s.

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• The "Credibility Gap"

• The Domino Theory

• Causes of the Vietnam War

• Consequences of the Vietnam War

SS.912.A.7.4

Walter Cronkite, News broadcast, February 27, 1968:

"For it seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate."

President Johnson's response:

"If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America."

Based on these statements, which conclusion can be made about the media during the Vietnam War?

• The mainstream media had little impact on the conduct of the war.

• President Johnson took secret steps to harass and silence the media.

• Criticism from the mainstream media contributed to the decision to withdraw from Vietnam.

• President Johnson was willing to violate freedom of the press to prevent criticism of the war.