Gulf of Tonkin & War Powers Exit Ticket

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) United States

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(b) Soviet Union

• Classless Society

• Government owned business

• Communism

• Dictatorship

• Private Ownership

• Democracy

• Capitalism

• Free Elections

Which topic best describes the ongoing tension throughout the Cold War?

• Differing Ideologies

• Differing Social Media Platforms

• Escalating Entrepreneur Tension

• Limited Natural Resources

Which of the following were created under the U.S. Containment Policy? (choose all that apply)

• Treaty of Versailles

• Marshall Plan

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Truman Doctrine

Matching:

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Theory used to justify U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts as part of its "containment policy"

• War Powers Act (1973)

• Allowed President to make war-time decisions without the consent of Congress

• Domino Theory

• Legislative action that required the president to seek congressional approval to deploy troops for military action

• Supposed Attack on the U.S.S. Maddox

• group of communist guerilla fighters in South Vietnam

• Viet Cong

• Event that prompted the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Why did many people criticize the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

• They felt it denied the President executive power

• They felt it allowed the Judicial Branch too much control over war-time decisions

• They felt it gave the president too much unrestricted power over the military

• They felt it required the legislative branch to seek judicial approval for military actions

Place the following events in correct chronological order

• Geneva Accords divides Vietnam

• U.S.S. Maddox is reported to be attacked

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is passed

• U.S. drastically increases military forces in Vietnam

• War Powers Act is passed