Vietnam Review

Why was the United States so worried about the 1956 elections in Vietnam?

• Officials believed the election would lead to a civil war and revolution.

• Congressional members feared foreign policy decisions would lead to criticism at home.

• The administration opposed the creation of regional alliances.

• Leaders feared communist officials would win the election and take over the country.

What was the overall goal of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?

• Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

• Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the United States

• Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia

• Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

What happened as a direct result of these recommendations?

• North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a ceasefire.

• U.S. military involvement in Vietnam escalated.

• South Vietnamese leaders rejected military assistance.

• Soviet ground troops were deployed to Vietnam.

Pictures such as the one above encouraged the passage of the —

• Nineteenth Amendment.

• Fifteenth Amendment.

• Twenty-sixth Amendment.

• Twenty-third Amendment.

What U.S. foreign policy accounts for the trend illustrated in the graph?

• U.S. containment policy led the country to draft and deploy millions of troops to Korea.

• U.S. containment policy led the country to draft and deploy millions of troops to Vietnam.

• U.S. support for the United Nations caused the country to lead the UN’s intervention in Korea.

• U.S. support for the United Nations caused the country to lead the UN’s intervention in Vietnam

As part of the Nixon administration's policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military -

• trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

• shared military technology with North Vietnam

• imposed martial law in North Vietnam

• installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

What led to public support for the ratification of the Twenty-sixth (26th) amendment?

• The drafting of young people to fight during the Vietnam War

• The failure of many states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

• The effects of restrictions on voting rights imposed by Jim Crow laws

• The fear of communist influence in the voting population

One difference between World War II and the Vietnam War is that the Vietnam War —

• caused a significant amount of protest in the United States.

• was a decisive military victory for the United States.

• was formally declared a war by Congress.

• involved direct armed conflict with China.

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Protests Against the Vietnam War

• Opposition to the Arms Race

• Support for Gender Equality

• Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste

Though it originated during World War II, the phrase "old enough to fight, old enough to vote" became increasingly popular during the Vietnam War as young men were drafted into military service beginning at the age of eighteen, yet were not eligible to vote until they turned twenty-one. How did the U.S. government resolve this issue?

• Through the passage of the Voting Rights Act

• Through the passage of the Equal Opportunity Act

• Through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

• Through the ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment