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WorksheetsLBJ background, GS and Vietnam
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
What experiences shaped Johnson's early political life?
Came from a wealthy background of Irish descendency
Caught the eye of Roosevelt as young congressman
Had been Senate majority leader in 1955
worked as a teacher for poor hispanic and AAs
True or false: Johnson had supported the 1954 Brown ruling on education.
True
False
What possible motives did Johnson have for an increasingly open view towards Civil Rights
He couldn't gain national position with narrow support from the south
Gaining African-American votes
he was an 'idealist'
Johnson realised that AAs could help southern economy
Where did Johnson take the oath of office to become President of the United States?
Washington
Vietnam
Dallas
New York
At the end of Kennedy's presidency, how many military advisers were there in South Vietnam?
16,000
25,000
85,000
90,000
Which of these facts are accurate about Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act?
Appalachian mountains able to produce coal again
$25 million spent on building better homes
44 states had anti-poverty programmes
90,000 enrolled in basic education programmes
Medicare and Medicaid helped how many million Americans in 1966?
5 million
16 million
19 million
30 million
Which of these were major issues with Medicare and Medicaid
Hospitals and doctors set the fees
It did not include glasses
Reasonably priced health care not available for all Americans
Unfairly exempted African Americans
Why was Congress reluctant to vote funds for educational reform?
Saw it as the role of the States to fund education
Johnson did not have a majority in Congress
Vietnam was sapping too much from US economy
By the end of Johnson's presidency how many students had benefitted from educational reforms?
10 million
11 million
8 million
13 million
During the Detroit riots of 1967, what was the main motivation?
Low wages
Poor quality housing
Lack of federal progress on Civil Rights
The percentage of the US population in poverty fell from 17% in 1965 to what in the early 1970s?
8%
5%
11%
10%
Why did inflation increase in the latter years of the Johnson presidency?
High expenditure on Vietnam
High federal debt
Weak dollar
Increase in minimum wage
Which of these alliance systems was South Vietnam protected by?
SEATO
NATO
Why did Johnson feel that he could not leave Vietnam?
Didn't want to be the Democrat that lost Vietnam (like Truman lost China)
Had been a member of HUAC and believed passionately in anti-communist stance
Felt he owed it to Kennedy
Advised by same advisers that Kennedy had
Who was Johnson's secretary of Defence?
Dean Rusk
Robert Kennedy
Robert McNamara
Which of these terms is that used for the armed forces of South Vietnam?
ARVN
VC
SVARN
What happened at the Gulf of Tonkin?
USS Maddox attacked (limited damage)
First place that US troops landed in Vietnam
Johnson declared war on North Vietnam
Robert McNamara falsely reported that in the Gulf of Tonkin there had been ...
A full blown attempt to sink a US navy ship
A second attack on US shipping in the area
That there was intelligence on more imminent attacks occurring
True or false: Congress declared war on Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
True
False
What were Johnson's motives for seeking the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
To escalate the war
Protect US shipping
It was an election year and LBJ did not want to look weak
He had to be prepared as commander-in-chief of US forces
What were the main aims of Operation Rolling Thunder?
To damage the rainforest
To damage and disrupt supplies to south
To knock the Communists out of the war
To demoralise the North Vietnamese forces
US troops were officially sent into Vietnam in which year?
1965
1959
1963
1964
Who masterminded the TET offensive against the US in South Vietnam in 1968?
Ho Chi Minh
General Giap
Ngo Dinh Diem
Why was the TET offensive such a turning point for Johnson and the US?
Media showed that US were not winning
The US and ARVN lost control of key cities like Saigon
The amount of American deaths was too much to justify
Which of these allies actively sent troops to assist the US?
South Korea
Canada
France
Thailand
Why was President Charles De Gaulle so critical of the US in Vietnam?
The had not supported the French when there
Concerned that they would be unable to defend Western Europe
Personally disagreed with Johnson
The My Lai massacre occurred because of what type of misison?
Strategic Hamlet
Search and Destroy
Agent Orange
Agent Orange is an example of what ...
High explosive
Defoliant
Napalm
Opposition to the war came from different parts of society, but which group most enthusiastically opposed?
African Americans
Youth
Veterans
The SDS hosted the largest anti-war demonstration in the US, what did SDS stand for?
(a)
Fear of what, led many to oppose the war?
Annihilation of the jungle
the Draft
Nuclear war
Protests at what national event proved to be highly embarrassing for Johnson?
Thanksgiving
4th July parades
Democratic National Convention
Which of these were popular methods used by the anti-war movement?
Flyovers
Teach-ins
Marches
Sit ins
What state was Lyndon Baines Johnson originally from?
South Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Kansas
