Vietnam War 22-23

● I was a soldier from Texas.

● I saved the lives of several fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War.

● I received the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Who is described by the information in the box?

• Vernon Baker

• Audie Murphy

• Roy Benavidez

• Juan Seguin, Jr.

What is one way President Nixon changed the U.S. military strategy in Vietnam?

• He transferred greater responsibility for the war effort to South Vietnamese troops (Vietnamization).

• He refocused the war effort on winning the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people.

• He authorized the deployment of increasing numbers of American troops in Vietnam.

• He negotiated the division of American controlled territory into North and South Vietnam.

Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Reelection of Lyndon Johnson

• Graphic coverage by television news

• Passage of the War Powers Act

• Passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What resolution provided president Lyndon B. Johnson absolute war powers?

• War Powers Resolution

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

How did the Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines affect schools in the United States?

• It allowed dress code requirements for students.

• It required colleges to not consider race a factor for admission.

• It permitted school administrators to conduct searches of students.

• It protected the rights of free expression for students.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow is called -

• Vietnamization

• Domino Theory

• Communism

• Imperialism

Which event made Americans realize that the Vietnam War was "Unwinnable."

• The Tet Offensive

• The Geneva Accords

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

What provided congressional support for President Johnson's escalation of military action in Vietnam?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• Battle Of Midway

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

At which university did anti-war protests result in National Guardsmen killing four college students?

• Jackson State College in Mississippi

• Harvard University in Massachusetts

• University of California, Berkeley

• Kent State University in Ohio

What was a main factor for the loss of public opinion for the Vietnam War after the "Tet Offensive?"

• There was no loss and we actually won the war.

• The death of American Soldiers at the hands of the Vietnamese.

• The bloodshed of the war.

• This was the first televised war and everyone at home saw the graphic TV Coverage.