Spring 2025: Seniors Final Exam - US History

In an attack known as the_______________ guerrilla fighters attacked American airbases in South Vietnam and most of the South’s major cities.

• Tet Offensive
• My Lai Massacre
• Tehran Hostage Crisis
• Yom Kippur War

During the war, American soldiers dropped____________ a jellied gasoline that explodes on contact, from airplanes.

• Napalm
• Agent Orange
• Mustard Gas
• Raid

The North Vietnamese used the___________ to get supplies to the Vietcong fighting in South Vietnam.

• Laos Tunnels
• Ho Chi Minh Trail
• Hanoi Trail
• Khmer Rouge Roads

Many Americans found there was a_________ between what the government was claiming and what they were seeing on the evening news.

• Lack of Trust
• Complete Honesty
• Credibility Gap
• Illegal Misinformation

President Nixon began____________ which involved the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops while the South Vietnamese assumed more of the fighting.

• the Fall of Saigon
• the My Lai Massacre
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Vietnamization Policy

What were two effects of the Geneva Accords? Select all that apply.

• They cut the Vietminh’s supply lines.
• They allowed France to colonize Vietnam.
• They created a temporary division of Vietnam.
• They called for elections to be held in Vietnam in 1956.

With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress, in effect, did what?

• increased aid to South Vietnam.
• declared war on North Vietnam.
• committed to a policy of isolationism.
• handed its war powers to the president.

What were two goals of using Agent Orange? Select all that apply.

• to infiltrate the Vietcong military
• to devastate the Vietcong’s food sources
• to severely damage the Vietcong’s supply lines
• to destroy the Vietcong’s ability to hide in forested areas

What event led to a dramatic increase of U.S. troops in Vietnam?

• Tet Offensive
• My Lai Massacre
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Fall of Saigon

What does the author mean when he says, “it placed Cronkite squarely as a dove”? Source Citation

• that Cronkite supported the war in Vietnam
• that Cronkite was against the war in Vietnam
• that Cronkite was a biased, unreliable newscaster
• that Cronkite was a relatable television personality