Vietnam War Era

The U.S. policy of ‘containment’, resulted in the U.S. getting involved in the Vietnam War -

• to prevent the spread of Communism from North Vietnam to South Vietnam

• with the goal that Buddhists would obtain freedom of religion in South Vietnam

• in retaliation for the North Vietnamese developing nuclear weapons

• due to North Vietnam violating trade laws established by the United Nations

Mass protest and demonstrations over U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War were fueled by -

• the U.S. using nuclear weapons to defeat the Vietcong

• women being forbidden to join the U.S. military

• the media reporting on the difficult time the U.S. military was having in Vietnam

• federal funding being spent on the Vietnam War instead of the Space Race

The demonstration described in this article was most likely prompted by -

• renewed diplomatic relations with communist China

• escalated deployment of military forces to Vietnam

• the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

• the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Involvement in East Asia to stop Communism is to Vietnam War As naval blockade of Soviet missiles is to the _____

• Rock Music

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• War Powers Resolution

• HUD

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 -

• allowed the president to declare war if a foreign attack was carried out on U.S. soil

• limited the power of the executive branch to carry out military action

• prevented the executive branch from communicating with foreign allies during a time of war

• gave congress full authority over all the branches of the U.S. military

Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?

• Containment

• Peaceful coexistence

• Constructive engagement

• Deterrence

Gave powers to executive branch for military action is to Tonkin Resolution As limited military action of executive branch is to _______________

• Rock Music

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• War Powers Resolution

• HUD

In what way(s) did the United States support South Vietnam's government?

• sending American troops to fight the Viet Cong

• sending money, supplies, and weapons, but no soldiers

• sending diplomats to broker a truce with the Viet Cong

In what way(s) did the Soviet Union support the Viet Cong?

• sending Soviet troops to fight alongside the Viet Cong

• sending money, supplies, and weapons, but no soldiers

• sending UN peacekeepers

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

• U.S. troops helped South Vietnam's government successfully defeat the Viet Cong.

• The U.S. withdrew its troops and North Vietnam successfully united Vietnam as a communist state.

• The U.S. signed an armistice agreement with North Vietnam and Vietnam remained divided.