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

• Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

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

• 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

The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would —

• promote reconstruction after World War II

• maintain the policy of détente

• fulfill prior United Nations obligations

• keep communism from spreading throughout the region

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

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

• shared military technology with North Vietnam

• imposed martial law in North Vietnam

• 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.

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

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

• South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.

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

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

Which of the following is the best title for the list in the image?

• Protests Against the Vietnam War

• Opposition to the Arms Race

• Support for Gender Equality

• Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste

The event described in the headline in the image resulted in —

• decreased federal funding of student loans

• increased support for the antiwar movement

• the reinstatement of the draft

• an end to federal investigations of student organizations

During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in —

• public support for an expanded military draft

• mandatory rationing of consumer goods

• mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war

• national attention for a third-party presidential candidate