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60s and Vietnam Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

As a result of Vietnamization, South Vietnam was supposed to

a)

take over control of the war

b)

pay for the war

c)

negotiate peace to end the war

d)

defend borders to end the war

2.

What did the supporters of the Warren Court claim the court accomplished?

a)

promote a conservation agenda

b)

established reapportionment as a matter of the state

c)

effectively limit the power of the federal government

d)

protect the rights guaranteed to every citizen by the Constitution

3.

What important principle did the Supreme Court establish in the cases of Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims?

a)

right to an attorney

b)

one person, one vote

c)

equal justice under the law

d)

seperation of church and state

4.

Which of the following was the intended goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

to locate the Soviet missiles on the island

b)

to remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba

c)

to stop the flood of immigrants to the US

d)

to persuade Fidel Castro to cut Cuba's tied to the USSR

5.

Why did President Johnson decide no to seek reelection?

a)

He felt he would be unable to get a positive result in the Vietnam War

b)

He believed Americans had lost confidence in him.

c)

He believed the antiwar movement would destroy his chances of reelection

d)

He feared the Pentagon Paper would led to his impeachment.

6.

The Viet Minh was a Vietnamese movement led by Ho Chi Minh that

a)

opposed foreign occupation

b)

supported the Vietnam War

c)

fought against communism

d)

tried to colonize Japan

7.

At a student-led protest against the invasion of Cambodia in 1970 at ______, National Guard troops opened fire and killed four students.

a)

Miami Ohio University

b)

Kent St University

c)

Boston College

d)

Ohio University

8.

Which of these is the main reason President Truman sent military aid to French Indochina during the 1950s?

a)

to support the French colonial troops

b)

to help support independence for Vietnam

c)

to block the spread of communism into Vietnam

d)

to keep China way from Vietnam

9.

The main argument for US involved in Vietnam dealt with the

a)

appeasement trap

b)

domino theory

c)

hegemony theory

d)

red scare

10.

Which of the following characteristics did MOST members of the counterculture share?

a)

desire for material wealth

b)

loyalty to traditional values

c)

membership in the "old left"

d)

distrust of the Establishment

11.

The East German government erected the Berlin Wall in 1961 to

a)

obstruct West German citizens from purchasing East German goods

b)

prevent East Germans from escaping into West Berlin

c)

show the developing divide between East and West Germany

d)

hinder the U.S. from entering East Germany

12.

What country sent the first astronaut into space?

a)

USSR

b)

US

c)

China

d)

Japan

13.

How did the US win the Space Race?

a)

sent the first astronauts into space

b)

sent the first women into space

c)

sent the first set of astronauts to the moon

d)

sent the first dog into space

14.

How did the Immigration Act of 1965 change immigration?

a)

It made individual's skills and family ties key criteria for admission to the US

b)

It established immigration quotas

c)

Immigrants had to pass very tough tests to enter the US

d)

It gave the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury power over immigration

15.

Guerrilla warfare is

a)

rating the superiority of military power

b)

avoiding injury to women and children

c)

using the element of surprise and the skill of deception to fight a stronger enemy

d)

constructing tunnels underground to fight the war

16.

After the signing of the Geneva Accords, the U.S. put _____ in charge of South Vietnam

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

General Westmoreland

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

John F Kennedy

17.

How did many mainstream parents react to the growing counterculture in 1960s?

a)

they believed that it was causing moral decline in society

b)

they agreed with the rebellion, but disapproved of the culture

c)

they rioted and protested against the counterculture

d)

they often joined the counterculture movement

18.

Pacification was designed to promote all of the following in South Vietnam except:

a)

the presence of foreign agencies

b)

the removal of enemy sympathizers

c)

the spread of supportive propaganda

d)

the growth of economic development

19.

What effect did TV have on attitudes toward the Vietnam War?

a)

viewing the violence of war persuaded people that the war was not worth fighting for

b)

seeing protests convinced many that the war was unjust

c)

watching the Fulbright hearing convinces people the war was worth fighting

d)

seeing positive stories about American soldiers sustained support for the war

20.

Which of these empowered President Lyndon Johnson to greatly increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

War Power Act

21.

Which of these statements BEST summarizes conservatives' criticism of Johnson's Great Society program?

a)

The program did not address the need to protect the environment

b)

The programs were creating an underclass dependent on welfare

c)

The programs allowed too many immigrants to enter the country

d)

The program failed to protect consumers from unhealthy products

22.

What of these primary results of the Tet Offensive?

a)

More Americans turned against the Vietnam War

b)

The North Vietnamese gained control over Saigon

c)

The Viet Cong increased in military strength

d)

Communist support increased in rural South Vietnam

23.

What did passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment do?

a)

It ended military conscription

b)

It guaranteed soldiers due process

c)

It allowed drafted soldiers under 21

d)

It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

24.

Which of these was a direct result of President Nixon's decision to secretly bomb Cambodia without congressional approval?

a)

the leak of the Pentagon Papers

b)

the shooting at Kent St

c)

the passage of the War Powers Resolution

d)

the Supreme Court ruling against the government

25.

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes President Johnson's view of the federal government's role in shaping American society?

a)

The federal government should leave people free to solve social problems

b)

The government should create a society in which all people share their wealth

c)

The federal government should give the states more power in all matters.

d)

The federal government should use its full power to shape society to serve the needs of all citizens.

26.

Which is true about the My Lai Massacre?

a)

Soldiers killed 500 civilians after finding 2 VC soldiers

b)

The U.S. military tried to cover up the massacre of 500 civilians

c)

Soldiers executed nearly 1,000 NVA POWs

d)

The U.S. military detained 1,000 South Vietnamese civilians without cause

27.

Which of the following Great Society initiatives is correctly paired with a description of its activities?

a)

VISTA- provided aid to poor schools

b)

Head Start- created preschools for low-income children

c)

PBS- gave grants to artists, writers, and musicians

d)

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act- reduced auto emissions

28.

What new style of art did artists introduce during the 1960s?

a)

Pop Rocks

b)

Pop Art

c)

modernism

d)

Expressionism

29.

Which country did the U.S. not bomb during the Vietnam War?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Laos

c)

Vietnam

d)

USSR

30.

What were the two parts to Kennedy's economic agenda in 1960?

a)

increased defense spending and tax cuts

b)

tax cuts and decreased defense spending

c)

increased taxes and pay off national debt

d)

launch a war on poverty and improve the Civil Rights of all Americans