Vietnam Quiz

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS1. There is no question but that a tragedy of major proportions involving unarmed Vietnamese, not in uniform, occurred at My Lai 4 on March 16, 1968, as a result of military operations of units of the Americal Division.

—“Report of the Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services,” July 15, 1970

What was one result of the investigation described in the excerpt?

• Media coverage of the Vietnam War decreased.

• Public support for the war in Vietnam declined.

• The government stopped sending troops to Vietnam.

• The defense budget for the military in Vietnam decreased.

What was the MAIN reason for the student protests at Kent State in the early 1970s?

• to end the conflict in Vietnam

• to protect local manufacturing jobs

• to promote environmental conservation

• to promote relations with communist China

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 1964

To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.

Whereas naval units of the Communist regime in Vietnam, in violation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law, have deliberately and repeatedly attacked United States naval vessels lawfully present in international waters, and have thereby created a serious threat to international peace; and

Whereas these attackers are part of deliberate and systematic campaign of aggression that the Communist regime in North Vietnam has been waging against its neighbors . . . and

Whereas the United States is assisting the peoples of southeast Asia to protest their freedom and has no territorial, military or political ambitions in that area . . . Now, therefore be it

Resolved . . . That the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.

Courtesy of The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution bypass the system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution?

• The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed the president to wage war without congressional oversight.

• The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed the president to negotiate treaties without congressional approval.

• The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed the president to issue executive orders without congressional approval.

• The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed the president to utilize soft diplomacy without congressional oversight.

ead the information and answer the question.

In 1970, the Supreme Court heard New York Times v. United States, a case that involved the publication of information about U.S. military actions in Vietnam. President Richard Nixon wanted to prevent The New York Times from publishing the information, while The New York Times argued that publishing the information served the public good. The Court ruled 6-3 in favor of The New York Times.

Which statement BEST describes the principles in conflict in this case?

• domestic issues and foreign policy

• freedom of speech and national security

• freedom of speech and national security

• private property and government authority

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.

In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces.—“U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War,” Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State

How did President Lyndon B. Johnson respond to this event?

• by ordering a bombing raid on Saigon

• by asking the Soviet government for assistance

• by requesting a meeting with the North Vietnamese leader

• by requesting the expansion of military involvement in Vietnam

Use the list below to answer the question.

•1969—Vietnamization policy to withdraw U.S. forces in Vietnam was announced.•1972—President Richard Nixon cut U.S. troop levels by 70,000 troops.•1973—Paris Peace Accords was signed, requiring immediate ceasefire.

What was one effect of these events?

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• The South Vietnamese launched an invasion of Hanoi.

• The North Vietnamese deserted the northern regions.

• The resettlement to South Vietnam increased.

• The city of Saigon was captured by North Vietnam.

Which policy during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson was influenced by the domino theory?

• changes in immigration quotas

• the enforcement of the Civil Rights Act

• escalation of the war in Vietnam

• the space exploration program

Which situation was President Eisenhower describing with this analogy?

You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.—President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954

• possible communist takeover of Vietnam

• rise of totalitarianism in Spain

• increase of social revolutions in Latin America

• establishment of the Jewish state of Israel

Which group did President Richard Nixon appeal to in response to the growing antiwar movement of the Vietnam era?

• Baby Boomers

• National Organization of Women

• Silent Majority

• Students for a Democratic Society

Which international agreement was used to justify the United States’ involvement in Vietnam?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

• Central Treaty Organization

• World Trade Organization