WorksheetsVietnam
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The ratification of the 26th amendment which lowered the voting age to 18 was a result of the
Fear of communism
reporting Watergate
reaction to Sputnik
participation in Vietnam War
One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to
prevent the spread of communism in Indochina
reduce French influence in Vietnam
stop china from seizing Vietnam
support the government of North Vietnam
Which conclusion can be drawn from study of the Vietnam War?
Military superiority ensure military victory
Containment was a success
The power of the President is reduced during wartime
Foreign policy can be altered by public opinion
What was the reason LBJ did not run for reelection in 1968?
He could not run for a 3rd term
His Vietnam policies were unpopular
He was unable to pass social reforms
He was going to be impeached
The Kent State protest reflected student disapproval of
lack of civil rights
unequal status of American women
college tuition
Vietnam War
Protests against the USA involvement in Vietnam grew in the late 1960's and early 1970's mainly because many Americans
Believed war was unjust
objected to college students getting drafted
feared nuclear war
opposed participation in conflicts involving the United Nations
The domino theory was used bu the USA as a justification for
China '79
Vietnam War '65-'73
Iran Hostage Crisis '79-'80
Iraq War '90-'91
One difference between WWII and the Vietnam War is that the Vietnam War
was a decisive victory for the Untied States
was formally declared a war by Congress
involved direct armed conflict with China
caused a significant amount of protest in the United States
What was one domestic result of the United States involvement in the Vietnam War?
improved relations between youth and the older generation
increased faith in militarism as a foreign policy
increased attention to social programs
greater public distrust of the governmental policies
Which issue was involved in both the firing of General Douglas MacArthur in the 1951 and the passage of the War Powers Act of 1973?
judicial limits on free speech
media influence on budget policies
the president's authority as commander in chief
expansion of the military-industrial complex
One way in which the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War are similar is that in all three wars
the goal was to defeat the Soviet Union
the USA was primarily interested in protecting oil supplies
The United States was fighting with out allies
no formal declaration of war was made by Congress
US intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of
dentente
appeasment
brinkmanship
containment
During the Vietnam War, Kent State University students were shot by national guardsmen while protesting United States military actions in-
Cambodia
Japan
Burma
Thailand
Which of the following congressional actions passed during the Vietnam conflict gave President LBJ the authority to send troops to Vietnam without a declaration of war?
Treaty of Versailles
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Atlantic Charter
The War Powers Act of 1973
In 1968, the number of American who felt that United States troops should withdraw from Vietnam increased significantly. Which of the following events was most important in causing this shift in public opinion?
The gulf of Tonkin incident
The Tet Offensive
The fall of dien Bien Phu
The siege of Khe Sanh
