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WorksheetsKorea-Vietnam
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The primary reason US leaders used to justify involvement in Vietnam was:
promote reconstruction after WWII
maintain the policy of detente
fulfill prior United Nations obligations
keep communism from spreading throughout SE Asia
Which of these best explains why worldwide reactions to US involvement in VIetnam grew increasingly hostile during the late 1960s and early 70s?
the US was viewed as appeasing a brutal dictator
the US was viewed as an aggressor invading an underdeveloped nation
the US ignored a United Nations resolution to cease hostilities
the US demanded the unconditional surrender of Ho Chi Minh
One action that influenced the US-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Nixon's
opening of diplomatic relations with China
involvement in Watergate scandal
support of Israel in Yom Kippur War
withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam
Pres. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviets were constructing missile sites in Cuba by
ordering a naval blockade of Cuba
asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba
Seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
the threat of a naval blockade
the assistance of the Chinese military
the use of atomic weapons on northern cities
the involvement of UN forces under the command of the US
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 US civilians were evacuated from Vietnam
The US deployed more troops to Vietnam
peace talks between the North and South were conducted in Paris
South Vietnan surrendered to North Vietnam
What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?
rulings issued by the Supreme Court that banned deployment of US combat forces without a declaration of war
fears that renewed conflicts in the Middle East would require the US 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
When President Eisenhower said, "If you knock down the first row of dominoes, all the others will fall in quick order," he was expressing a view that led to:
the end of european colonialism in Africa
stronger support for involvement in Southeast Asia
decreased foreign aid to Western Europe
less restrictive immigration toward Africa and Latin America
An unintended result of the Tet Offensive was:
large scale defections of North VIetnamese forces after the offensive failed
an increase in American support for the war after the attack
the change in American support from pro-war to anti-war
renewal of South VIetnamese confidence
The division of the 38th Parallel was a result of
post World War II treaties between Japan and China concerning the division of Korea
treaties reached by Russia and China over the division of post war Korea
The US policy of containment that opposed the spread of communism outside of the Soviet Union
a naval blockade to stop the flow of Soviet misslles
