Vietnam War

Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez saved the lives of fellow soldiers while under heavy enemy attack and after sustaining wounds while assisting on a team extraction in Vietnam on May 2, 1968. In recognition of the actions described, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was —

• given an early honorable discharge from U.S. military service

• awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

• made an honorary member of the United Nations

• awarded the Legion of Honor ribbon

The ​ (a)   lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971.

• 26th Amendment
• 24th Amendment
• 21st Amendment
• 18th Amendment

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Why was the United States concerned about Agreement 2?

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

• Congress 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.

During the Vietnam War, the following people were presidents of the United States. Check all that apply.

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

• Nuclear deterrence

• Flexible response

• Domino theory

• Iron Curtain

New weapons like (a)   , a sticky gasoline-based jelly that burns, inflicted harm on the Vietnamese, while herbicides like ​ (b)   destroyed the jungle cover used by the Vietcong to hide.

• napalm
• Agent Orange
• MK77
• Fougasse

Which article would most likely quote this excerpt?

• “Embedding Journalists in Combat during the Korean War”

• “The Role of the Office of War Information during World War II”

• “Improvements in Media Production during the Persian Gulf War”

• “The Role of the Media during the Vietnam War”

Which cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960s?

• Opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War

• Expanding presidential use of executive privilege

• Protecting the world against climate change

• Using détente as a foreign policy with China

How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?

• By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president

• By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

• By allowing Congress to supersede the president’s role as commander in chief

• By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate’s treaty-making powers

Match the following.

• Lyndon B. Johnson

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• John F. Kennedy

• 
• Richard M. Nixon

• 
• Dwight D. Eisenhower

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