Vietnam War

Congress granted LBJ power to go to war with North Vietnam by passing the __________.

• Great Society

• War Powers Act

• 26th Amendment

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What was the goal of "Vietnamization"?

• Hand South Vietnam over to the communists

• Keep peace with the Soviet Union

• Retake territory lost during the Tet Offensive

• Force South Vietnam to take over more of the fighting

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution led to...

• American withdrawal from Vietnam

• Public disapproval of the war

• Escalation of the war

What was the effect of the "Living Room War"?

• Americans supported the war effort

• Americans turned against the war effort

• American troops gained a combat advantage

Which law required the president to gain congressional approval for long-term troop deployments?

• 24th Amendment

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution

• War Powers Act

Was the US successful in containing communism in Vietnam?

• Yes
• No

Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?

• Saigon Route
• Bataan Death March
• Trail of Tears
• Ho Chi Minh Trail

Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:

• Silent Minority
• Silent Majority
• Silent Supporters
• None of the above

U.S. soldiers murdered civilians in this Vietnamese village.

• Ho Chi Minh
• Tonkin
• Diem
• My Lai

What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?

• Domino theory
• MAD theory
• Containment theory
• China Syndrome