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Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Truman

• Johnson

Gave the President expansive war powers

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

LBJ's Great Society failed because the U.S. Government was forced to redirect funds to:

• Vietnam War

• NASA

• Cuba

• Peace Corps

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.

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.

Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.

• Vietminization

• Vietcong

• Internationalism

• Linkage

What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?

• WWII

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• WWI

Which American president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Johnson

• Eisenhower

What was the main goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program?

• To end the Vietnam War

• To eliminate poverty and racial injustice

• To expand the U.S. military

• To reduce taxes

Which U.S. president launched the War on Poverty?

• Kennedy

• Johnson

• Nixon

• Carter