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1960's-1970s US History

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

2.

After the Vietnam War

a)

South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.

b)

both countries were reunited.

c)

the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.

d)

all of the above.

3.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

4.

Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Nixon

c)

Truman

d)

Johnson

5.

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

a)

My Lai Massacre

b)

Attack on Sai Pan

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Attack on Khe Sanh

6.

US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Kent State University

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Vietnamization

7.

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Kent State University

8.

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

9.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

10.

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

a)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

11.
Hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action was known as ______.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Cold War
d)
Brinkmanship
12.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
 Mao Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Le Duan 
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem
13.
What are Napalm and Agent Orange are two examples of?
a)
guerilla fighting
b)
chemical weapons
c)
army helicopters
d)
missiles
14.
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
15.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
16.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Communism

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Imperialism

17.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
18.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society 
b)
The Fair Deal 
c)
The New Frontier 
d)
The Square Deal 
19.
Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?
a)
Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.
b)
Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.
c)
Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.
d)
Congress reinstated the draft toassure better military preparation in the future.
20.
Which Civil Rights activist and minister from Atlanta believed in non-violent protest, formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and later received the Nobel Peace Prize?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Benjamin Mays
c)
Hamilton Homes
d)
Jackie Robinson
21.

Separate but equal and segregation in public schools was made illegal because of ...

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

22.

How did Martin Luther King, Jr. accomplish his goals?

a)

civil disobedience and nonviolence

b)

civil disobedience and violence

c)

aggressive and violent protests

d)

segregation and violent actions

23.

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

African Americans in Nashville, Tennessee boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rita Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

b)

African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rita Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

c)

African Americans in Nashville, Tennessee boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

d)

African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

24.
What ended segregration in public places and banned employment discrimination?
a)
a.  the Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
b.  the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
c.  the Fair Housing Act of 1968
d)
d.  the Jim Crow laws
25.
How did most of the people at Central High School feel about integration ("Integration")?
a)
They are happy to accept new students.
b)
Most of the people are angry and disagree with integration.
c)
For the most part, people are indifferent and do not care either way.
d)
People are split 50-50 with their feelings.
26.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
27.
True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 
a)
True
b)
False
28.

Five men were arrested when they were caught putting up surveillance equipment in this location:

a)

D.C. National Convention office building

b)

Democratic National Committee headquarters

c)

Republican Committee headquarters

d)

The Washington Post's office building located at the Watergate complex

29.

True or False: Two foreign policy developments in the Nixon administration were his visit to China and the SALT Treaty

a)

True

b)

False

30.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
31.

Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H.W. Bush

32.

During the 1970s this hit the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened

a)

Great Recession

b)

Great Inflation

c)

Staglfation

d)

Hyper Inflation

33.

This international organization took control of oil prices and oil supply in the 1970s

a)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

b)

World Trade Organization (WTO)

c)

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

d)

International Petroleum Confederation

34.

How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?

a)

The U.S. used its own energy reserves to fight the embargo

b)

Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened

c)

The U.S. was forced to abandon Israel as prices went down

d)

It caused the stagflation outbreak in the U.S.

35.
A marked increase in the birthrate, especially in the US following WWII
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Summit
c)
Perjury
d)
Arms Race
36.

Choose all that apply. Which contributed to the growth of the suburbs?

a)

Baby Boom

b)

Development of Levittowns

c)

National Interstate and Highways Defense Act

d)

Consumer Economy

37.

President Nixon's visit to Moscow started a period called "De'tante". This was a period of improved relations between the US and

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

England

c)

France

d)

China

38.

Vietnam was divided into North and South after ...

a)

the French were defeated and left the Country (1954)

b)

The Japanese were defeated and Left the Country (1945)

c)

The Americans were defeated and Left the Country (1974)

d)

The French were defeated by the Japanese (1940)

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