Vietnam, LBJ, JFK

What was the main goal of Kennedy's New Frontier plan?

• To end the Vietnam War

• To support civil rights and push for a space program

• To start the War on Poverty

• To sign the Civil Rights Act

What theory suggested that if Vietnam fell to communism, other countries in Southeast Asia would follow?

• Trickle-down theory

• Domino theory

• Containment theory

• Mutual assured destruction

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

• It allowed the president to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam

• It started the War on Poverty

• It ended the Vietnam War

• It reduced Cold War tensions

What did the 26th Amendment achieve?

• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

• Ended the Vietnam War

• Established Medicare and Medicaid

• Outlawed discrimination based on race

What was the main purpose of the Pentagon Papers?

• To reveal secret reports about the Vietnam War

• To detail the plans for the New Frontier

• To introduce the War Powers Act

• To announce the end of the Vietnam War

What did the War Powers Act of 1973 require?

• The president to sign the Civil Rights Act

• The president to consult with Congress before sending troops overseas

• The president to end the Vietnam War

• The lowering of the voting age to 18

What was the main focus of President Johnson's Great Society?

• Civil rights and anti-poverty

• Reducing nuclear arms

• Escalating the Vietnam War

• Ending the Cold War

What event involved National Guardsmen opening fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State?

• The Kent State shootings

• The Gulf of Tonkin incident

• The Tet Offensive

• The signing of SALT 1

What was 'Vietnamization'?

• Nixon's strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

• A strategy to win the Vietnam War

• A plan to expand the War on Poverty

• A policy to end racial discrimination