1950s and 1960s

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.

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8.D

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Protests Against the Vietnam War.

• Opposition to the Arms Race.

• Support for Gender Equality.

• Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste.

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8.F

29.B

How does this resolution demonstrate the principle of checks and balances?

• It expands the power of judicial review to military courts.

• It allows the executive to determine the length of military conflicts.

• It allows Congress to limit the military authority of the executive branch.

• It gives Congress oversight of military strategy and operations.

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20.A

29.B

How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and the 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 sentence treaty making powers

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20.A

in recognition of the actions described below the image, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was--

• given an early honorable discharge from United States military service

• awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

• made an honorary member of the United Nations

• awarded the Legion of Honor ribbon

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26.F

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.

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8.F

As part of the Nixon administration's policy of Vietnamization, the US military...

• trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from US troops

• share military technology with North Vietnam

• imposed martial law in North Vietnam

• instilled a pupped government in South Vietnam

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8.E

This is an excerpt from a speech given by President John F. Kennedy on October 22, 1962.

Which action did President Kennedy take to address the situation he discussed in this speech?

• He sent specially trained military forces to overthrow the Cuban government.

• He broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba.

• He established a naval blockade around Cuba.

• He ordered that Cubans living in the United States be deported.

What was the objective for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• to destroy Soviet-built nuclear missiles in Cuba

• to overthrow the Soviet-aligned government of Cuba

• to prevent the United States from being invaded by Cuba

• to rescue citizens of the United States living in Cuba

Detente was about:

• Easing tensions between the US and USSR

• Increasing tensions between the US and USSR

• Punishing the USSR

• Containing the USSR