Vietnam War Abroad Attack Q's

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 detente
• Fulfill prior United Nations obligations
• Keep communism from spreading throughout the region

What was one of President Nixon's goals for the meeting shown in this photograph?

• To negotiate the withdrawal of U.S. and Chinese soldiers from Korea
• To create a military alliance with China against the Soviet Union
• To create an agreement limiting Chinese and Soviet development of nuclear weapons
• To normalize relations between the United States and China

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 tin the Warsaw Pact
• The loss of UN military bases in Asia
• The rise of China as a dominant economic power

In recognition of the actions described above, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was -

• given an early honorable discharge from U.S. military service
• awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
• made an honorary member of the United Nations
• awarded the Legion of Honor ribbon

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 during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
• Limits on the authority of the chief executive imposed by an international tribunal

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

• Nuclear deterrence
• Flexible response
• Domino Theory
• Iron Curtain

One action that influenced the U.S. - Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon's-

• Opening of diplomatic relations with China
• Involvement in the Watergate Scandal
• Support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
• Withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam

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

Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Ngo Dinh Diem

Which action did the federal government take to recognize these soldiers?

• Passing the GI Bill to give them education benefits
• Awarding them the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions above the call of duty
• Providing them with monetary bonuses for demonstrating courage under fire
• Awarding them battlefield promotions from enlisted to officer