Vietnam War

Which box list characteristics of the 1960s?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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

• Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia

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

• Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

• Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

The domino theory, which provided the basis for U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent —

• the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia

• the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact

• the loss of UN military bases in Asia

• the rise of China as a dominant economic power

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military —

• shared military technology with North Vietnam

• imposed martial law in North Vietnam

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

• installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?

• All U.S. civilians were evacuated from Vietnam.

• The U.S. government deployed more troops to Vietnam.

• Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris.

• South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.

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

• Expanding presidential use of executive privilege

• Protecting the world against climate change

• Using détente as a foreign policy with China

• Opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War

Why did the government implement a draft during the Vietnam War?

• To monitor ethnic groups for espionage activities

• To fund the war by authorizing the sale of government bonds

• To regulate freedom of expression at antiwar demonstrations

• To provide the military with additional manpower

How did press coverage of events during the Vietnam War affect the United States?

• Film footage from the front lines increased congressional support for the war.

• Reporting on military setbacks contributed to public disillusionment with the war.

• Increased U.S. media presence overseas resulted in overwhelming international support for U.S. intervention.

• Live presidential press conferences led to a decline in partisan politics in Congress.

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 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

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

What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?

• Rulings issued by the Supreme Court that banned deployment of U.S. combat forces without a declaration of war

• Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East would require the United States to defend Israel

• Decisions made by the executive branch (president) during the Vietnam War

• Limits on the authority of the chief executive imposed by an international tribunal