8.8 Effect of the Vietnam War

In 1971, the ​ (a)   were leaked to The New York Times.

• Pentagon Papers
• My Lai
• Paris Peace Accords
• War Powers Act

President Nixon hoped to withdraw U.S. forces through ​ (a)  

• Vietnamization
• My Lai
• War Powers Act
• Pentagon Papers

The ​ (a)   called for a cease-fire and U.S. troop withdrawal.

• Paris Peace Accords
• My Lai
• War Powers Act
• Vietnamization
• Pentagon Papers

In 1973, Congress passed the ​ (a)   to stop the growth of the

“imperial presidency.”

• War Powers Act
• Paris Peace Accords
• Pentagon Papers
• Kent State Accords

Four people were killed during protests at ​ (a)  

• Kent State University
• University of North Carolina
• The Ohio State University
• University of Texas

The massacre at ​ (a)   resulted in the deaths of hundreds of

Vietnamese.

• My Lai
• Dien Bien Phu
• Dnang
• Hanoi

President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in

Cambodia to

• boost morale.

• stop the peace process.

• protect Vietnamese civilians.

• reduce the flow of communist supplies.

In 1970, President Nixon tried to break the stalemate in the peace process by

• pulling U.S. forces out of Cambodia.

• helping the Khmer Rouge seize power in Cambodia.

• ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia.

• sending economic aid to the Cambodian government.

What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?

• President Nixon withdrew from the peace process.

• The United States had given arms and money to the Vietcong.

• The U.S. military tried to cover up the massacre of Vietnamese civilians.

• U.S. leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.

Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in

• greater U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.

• expanded war-making powers for the U.S. President.

• communist control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

• a communist North Vietnam and a democratic South Vietnam.