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The BIG US History Review

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 34hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group of Algonquians lived in Virginia?

a)

Abenaki

b)

Cherokee

c)

Powhatan

d)

Lenni Lenape

2.
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
a)
The Triangular Trade
b)
Mercantilism
c)
The Columbian Exchange
d)
Middle Passage
3.
Jamestown was the site for the FIRST representative government in the New World.  What was this government called?
a)
House of Commons
b)
House of Cheddar
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
House of Burgess
4.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
5.
In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?
a)
make money
b)
better soil
c)
economic opportunity
d)
religious freedoms
6.
The southern economy was based on what?
a)
Agriculture, Cash crops & making money
b)
Fishing, furniture building, & rum
c)
Harvesting jewels from the Appalachian Mts. & making jewelry
d)
Raising silk worms brought from Asia to make sails for ships
7.
A crop that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
8.
A large farm, usually with 50 or more slaves and producing many cash crops.
a)
Plantation
b)
Tidewater
c)
Backcountry
d)
Gone with the Wind
9.
What the result of the French and Indian War
a)
France lost its territory in North America to the British 
b)
France took over all of Canada 
c)
Native-Americans succesfully kicked out the British and French from North America 
d)
France defeated the British 
10.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
a)
France owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
Natives owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Colonists could move west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
11.

How did the French and Indian War cause the American Revolution?

a)

The colonies seperated during the French and Indian War.

b)

This was the first time the colonies united together to fight a common enemy.

c)

The French and Indian war provided Great Britian with a lot of wealth.

d)

The French and Indian war caused Great Britain to go into debt and levied taxes on the colony.

12.

Why were the Intolerable acts created?

a)

To destroy the coloniests

b)

To punish the colonist for throwing tea in the boston harbor

c)

to stop the Boston Massacre

13.
What were the militia in Boston called who fought in the battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
Militiamen
b)
Quartermen
c)
Minutemen
d)
Mercenaries  
14.
Who was put in charge of the Continental Army? 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
15.

This writing was published during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Rights of man

b)

The American Crisis

c)

Common Sense

16.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
George Mason
17.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
18.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
19.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

a)

First battle of the war

b)

Bloodiest battle of the war

c)

Turning point of the war

d)

Last battle of the war

20.

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Yorktown

21.

After the Battle at Saratoga, who pledged foreign aid to the Americans?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Canada

d)

Germany

22.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
b)
To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
c)
To write the Treaty of Paris
d)
To elect the first president
23.
What did the Federalists want?
a)
States to govern themselves
b)
To be governed by England
c)
A strong federal government
d)
A new leader for the House of Representatives
24.
What did Anti-Federalists believe?
a)
States to have power to govern themselves
b)
No state government, only Federal
c)
Less power for the states, more for the national government
d)
A strong central government for the US
25.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights 
d)
Created a two house legislature
26.
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 
a)
The Declaration of Independence 
b)
The Constitution 
c)
The Magna Carta 
d)
The English Bill of Rights 
27.
Who is known as the "father" of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
28.

What are the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution called?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Rights & Privileges

c)

Rights & Privileges of Man

d)

Statute for Religious Freedom

29.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
30.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
31.
What was one cause of the War of 1812?
a)
Slavery was needed in the north. 
b)
The French burned the White House.
c)
The British took over American ships. 
d)
The colonists wanted their own country. 
32.
Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as
a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
33.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.
34.
Why did Jackson oppose the National Bank?
a)
He thought it only helped the wealthy
b)
He thought it only helped the poor
c)
He thought it only helped South Carolina
d)
He thought it was unconstitutional
35.
Native Americans were forced to relocate to what present day state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Iowa
c)
Texas
d)
Oklahoma
36.

What new political party did Jackson create?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Whigs

d)

Know-Nothing Party

37.
Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?
a)
Free pizza at the end of the trip.
b)
They win a million dollars.
c)
New land, opportunities & life.
d)
The Oregon coast was prettier than the East coast.
38.
What war allowed the U.S to acquire new western land including present day New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah?
a)
War of 1850
b)
WW2
c)
Mexican American War
d)
Cold War
39.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
40.
The invention of the cotton gin increased the efficiency of cotton production and actually increased the demand for this
a)
Water Power
b)
Coal
c)
FIre
d)
Slaves
41.

_______________ became the basis of the Southern economy and was a huge cash crop.

a)

Corn

b)

Wheat

c)

Cotton

d)

Tomato

42.
Why was slavery generally supported by southerners?
a)
All southerners owned slaves
b)
They knew someday they would be slaveowners
c)
Slavery was an important part of their economy
d)
They would be executed for disagreeing
43.

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in the northern states rather than the southern states?

a)

They were more accepted in the northern states.

b)

Citizenship requirements were lower in the south.

c)

The northern states had more factories and more jobs.

d)

Governments in the northern states had less corruption.

44.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
45.

What does it mean to secede?

a)

to leave the union

b)

to leave America

c)

to join the union

46.
During the debate over the spread of slavery into new territories, some of the leaders promoted the idea that political power belongs to the people. They called it
a)
the Dred Scott Decision
b)
the Missouri Compromise
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
the Compromise of 1850
47.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the west

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

48.

What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Abolition Act of 1850

d)

Enslaved Persons Act

49.
What caused Southern States to secede from the Union?
a)
The Election of Lincoln in 1860
b)
The Dred Scott Decision
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
Bleeding Kansas
50.

Who did the Confederate States elect as their president?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

John Breckinridge

d)

Jefferson Davis

51.
Who was the president of the United States of America (The Union)?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
52.
Who was general of the Army of Northern Virginia?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
53.
Who was general of the Union Army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
54.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for slaves?

a)

It freed all slaves in southern states at war against the U.S.

b)

It made slavery legal everywhere.

c)

It forced runaway slaves to return to the South.

d)

It gave former slaves voting rights.

55.

Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Slavery was already illegal in the Border States

b)

Lincoln didn't have any power the in the Border States

c)

The Border States worked out a compromise to keep slavery

d)

He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South

56.
Final battle of Civil War- Lee surrenders to Grant
a)
Appomattox
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Antietam
57.
This battle was the single bloodiest of the Civil War
a)
Antietam 
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Vicksburg
58.

This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Missouri Compromise 1820

59.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

made slavery illegal

b)

made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

c)

gave black men the right to vote

d)

gave former slaves land to begin farms

60.

What did the 14th Amendment do?

a)

made slavery illegal

b)

made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

c)

gave black men the right to vote

d)

gave former slaves land to begin farms

61.

What did the 15th Amendment do?

a)

made slavery illegal

b)

made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

c)

gave black men the right to vote

d)

gave former slaves land to begin farms

62.

What was segregation?

a)

equal treatment for all people

b)

the forced separation of races

c)

a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

d)

the period of time after the Civil War

63.

What were Jim Crow Laws?

a)

equal treatment for all people

b)

laws that made segregation legal

c)

a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

d)

the period of time after the Civil War

64.

System of farming where farmers gave part of their crop to pay for the land they rented

a)

Family-Farming

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Groupcropping

d)

Split-Farming

65.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
66.

People that wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life in newspapers and magazines were called

a)

Inside Reporters

b)

Suffragists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Yellow Journalists

67.

Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of

a)

passage of laws that supported workers

b)

laws restricting immigration

c)

poor working conditions and low wages

d)

economic depression that led to high unemployment

68.
What are the three MAIN reforms of the progressive movement?
a)
Drinking, women's rights, parking spaces
b)
Low wages, drinking, work hours
c)
better wages, safe working conditions, shorter hours 
d)
Friends, family, food
69.

How does the government break up and prevent monopolies?

a)

Increased Taxes

b)

Antitrust legislation and regulation

c)

Deregulation

d)

Laissez-faire

70.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
71.
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
72.

This foreign policy idea promotes staying out of world affairs.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

73.

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

74.

These types of exaggerated news stories helped push the U.S. into war with Spain.

a)

Red Journalism

b)

Orange Journalism

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Green Journalism

75.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
76.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
77.
During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?
a)
The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
b)
Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
c)
Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
d)
Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
78.
Immigrants came to America to escape
a)
religious persecution
b)
famine
c)
poor economies
d)
all of the above
79.
How did the population of European immigrants in America change in the late 1800s and early 1900s. 
a)
Most immigrants came from northern and western Europe. 
b)
Most immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe. 
c)
The number of European immigrants decreased. 
d)
The number of Protestant immigrants decreased. 
80.

What Supreme Court case set the precedent for "Separate but Equal", which would last until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1900s?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Roe v Wade

81.
When handmade products were replaced by machines and mass production
a)
industrialization
b)
revitalization
c)
reconstruction
d)
urbanization
82.
What is known to be the "spark" of the World War I?
a)
Assassination of the archduke of Austria- Hungary
b)
Spread of nationalism by Napoleon in the 1900s
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Blockade of Italy and Germany
83.
Which German action angered Americans?
a)
unrestricted submarine warfare
b)
the sinking of the Titanic
c)
imperialism in Africa
d)
creating the League of Nations
84.
A time of flourishing literature, music, and arts for African Americans.
a)
Modernism
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Consumer Revolution
85.
The principle reason many African Americans migrated to the north throughout the 1920s was
a)
to save money
b)
for a chance at a better future
c)
to serve in the military
d)
for a milder climate
86.

Which two forms of entertainment allowed people to communicate information quicker than ever?

a)

CDs and MP3 players.

b)

radios and movies.

c)

newspapers and the internet.

d)

VCRs and DVR.

87.
The teaching of evolution in schools was literally put on trial when a teacher was are arrested for teaching it. What was the trial called?
a)
The Scopes Trial 
b)
The Dread Scott Case 
c)
Sacco- Vanzetti Case 
d)
Sherbert V Verner 
88.

Prohibition, established by the Eighteenth Amendment, stated that –

a)

Only imported alcoholic beverages could be sold

b)

The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

c)

Americans must be 18-years old to purchase alcoholic beverages

d)

Alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores

89.

When did the stock market crash?

a)

1937

b)

1929

c)

who?

d)

1925

90.

What was an effect of the stock market crash?

a)

The Enormous Melancholy

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Big Sadness

d)

The Large Recession

91.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
92.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
93.
What program was created to provide Americans with a retirement income?
a)
CCC
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
social security
d)
PWA
94.
Who was the leader of Germany?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
95.
Which day was Franklin Roosevelt referring to when he said, "a day which will live in infamy".
a)
The day the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan.
b)
The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
c)
D-Day, the day the US fought Italy at Normandy, France.
d)
The day the US joined the Allied forces.
96.
The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The invasion and division of France
c)
The invasion and division of Poland
d)
Attacks on U.S. ships in the Atlantic
97.
The invasion of Normandy is also known as ___.
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Midway
c)
V-E Day
d)
D-Day
98.

Which cities did America drop atomic bombs on?

a)

Berlin and Moscow

b)

London and Paris

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

Hiroshima and Tokyo

99.

The genocide of millions of people during World War II

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

Holocaust

100.

What does the term "Final Solution" mean?

a)

Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel

b)

Hitler's plan to commit suicide

c)

Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany

d)

Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.

101.

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

England and France

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

United States and Soviet Union

102.
This plan was designed to provide funds to war-torn countries and stop the spread of communism.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Berlin Blockade
d)
Cuban Correction Fund
103.

Organization that was formed at the end of WWII to try to keep peace.

a)

UN

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

no answers are correct

104.

What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

overthrow Cuba's communist governments

b)

Remove Soviet missiles that had been positioned in Cuba

c)

Enforce a trade embargo on imports of Cuban sugar

d)

Rescue Cubans who wanted to escape to the US

105.

Which statement best describes how the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved?

a)

President Kennedy ended the Cuban trade embargo

b)

Fidel Castro negotiated a peaceful settlement

c)

The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown

d)

The Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba

106.

Why did the Korean War start?

a)

South Korea attacked North Korea

b)

Russia engaged North Korean troops

c)

North Korea attacked South Korea

d)

Chinese troops came across the DMZ

107.
How did the Korean War end?
a)
Peace Treaty
b)
South Korea Victory
c)
North Korea Victory
d)
Armistice
108.
This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union. 
a)
JFK
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Adolf Hitler
109.
Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Nixon & Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
d)
Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
110.
What event in the 1960's brought the world close to a nuclear war?
a)
The space race
b)
Berlin War
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
The arms race
111.

The court case Brown v. Board of Education made segregation in schools unconstitutional. This forced schools to:

a)

integrate

b)

repopulate

c)

relocate

d)

segregate

112.
What happened when Massive Resistance was established in Virginia?
a)
Some schools closed to avoid integration
b)
Some Virginians didn't like segregation.
c)
Some Virginians left because of the representation.
d)
Harry Byrd, Sr. became governor.
113.

Who was a main leader in the fight for African Americans' equal rights in the 1960s?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Oveta Culp Hobby

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

114.

Court case declared that separate black and white public schools to be unconstitutional.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

115.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

116.

A main reason why the standard of living improved in the United States was the


a)

demobilization of the military.

b)

postwar devastation overseas.

c)

increased production of goods.

d)

development of atomic energy.

117.

Who was the first super star of Rock'n Roll?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Richie Valens

c)

Little Richard

d)

Billy Holiday

118.

The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called

a)

Hollywood

b)

Anaheim

c)

Levittown

d)

Morristown

119.
Eisenhower created this to help provide military assistance and quick evacuations from major cities.
a)
Interstate Highways
b)
Airports
c)
Subways
d)
Starbucks
120.

The birth of the largest generation of Americans born between 1946 & 1955 was called the

a)

Hippie Generation

b)

Gen X

c)

Millenials

d)

Baby Boom

121.

The culture of the young people who rejected mainstream American society in the 1960's seeking to create an alternative society based on peace, love and individual freedom.

a)

Counterculture

b)

Feminism

c)

Woodstock

d)

United Hippie Movement

122.
Which defining characteristic of the counterculture provided the foundation for the various rights movements that followed it?
a)
Drug Use
b)
Protest
c)
Communes
d)
Youthfulness
123.
What genre of music became the loud voice of the Counterculture Movement?
a)
Jazz
b)
Rock 'n' Roll
c)
Gospel
d)
Rhythm & Blues
124.
Members of the Counterculture Movement were known as what?
a)
Hippies
b)
Beatniks
c)
Yuppies
d)
Silent Minority
125.
Which medical program was developed to provide coverage for senior citizens?
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Obamacare
d)
Blue Cross of Alabama
126.
What happened to end John F. Kennedy's presidency?
a)
He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
b)
He was impeached for improper behavior.
c)
He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
d)
He left office after only four years.
127.

What was President Kennedy's ultimate goal in the space race?

a)

Have man orbit the Earth

b)

Put a man into Space

c)

Construct a Space Station

d)

Land a man on the moon

128.

Which of the following were parts of LBJ's Great Society?

a)

War on Poverty

b)

Education Issues

c)

Healthcare Issues

d)

All of the above

129.

The following was government assistance for the poor in healthcare.

a)

Medicaid

b)

War on Poverty

c)

Medicare

d)

Peace Corps

130.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
131.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

132.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
133.

Operation Rolling Thunder

a)

A network of paths used by North Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam

b)

Bombing campaign over North Vietnam that was supposed to weaken their ability and will to fight

c)

US military raids on South Vietnamese villages intended to root out villagers with ties to the Vietcong but often resulting in the destruction of the village and the displacement of its inhabitants

d)

President Nixon's policy of replacing American military forces with those of South Vietnam

134.
Which action by the North Vietnamese led to American troops entering the war in Vietnam?
a)
China's president insulted the United States president
b)
North Vietnam attacked a US warship in the South China Sea
c)
North Vietnam attacked a US warship in the Gulf of Tonkin
d)
All of the above
135.
What happened to the South Vietnam army after the United States withdrew its troops?
a)
They gathered strength from being independent and were able to defeat the North
b)
They received help from China in order to defeat the North
c)
They were not able to defeat the North and fell under Communism
d)
They received help from Japan in order to defeat the North