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Vietnam and the 1960s Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following provided a legal basis for this Supreme Court decision?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

1st Amendment

2.

Which box list characteristics of the 1960s?

a)

Prohibition, the lost Generation, Harlem Renaissance, Religious fundamentalism

b)

Widespread unemployment, New Deal programs, The Golden Age of Hollywood, the Dust Bowl

c)

the counterculture,, Civil Rights movement, Vietnam War, Space Race

d)

Televangelists, Neoconservatism, Video games, The fall of the Soviet Union

3.

After the 1954 Geneva Conference, which action became a part of US foreign policy?

a)

The gradual buildup of financial and military aid to South Vietnam

b)

Buildup of economic and industrial aid to North Vietnam

c)

The use of diplomatic efforts to reunify Cambodia and South Vietnam

d)

The use of military force to restore French rule in Laos and North Vietnam

4.

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for US involvement in Vietnam?

a)

Nuclear deterrence

b)

Flexible response

c)

Domino theory

d)

Iron Curtain

5.

Why was the US concerned about Agreement 2?

a)

Officials believed the election would lead to a civil war and revolution.

b)

Congress members feared foreign policy decisions would lead to criticism at home.

c)

The administration opposed the creation of regional alliances.

d)

Leaders feared communist officials would win the election and take over the country.

6.

What was the overall goal of the US military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?

a)

Eliminating trade barriers between the US and Southeast Asia

b)

Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the US

c)

Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

d)

Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

7.

What happened as a direct result of these recommendations?

a)

North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a ceasefire.

b)

UN military involvement Vietnam escalated.

c)

South Vietnamese leaders rejected military assistance.

d)

Soviet ground troops were deployed to Vietnam.

8.

Which policy guided US opposition to this declaration?

a)

containment

b)

Constructive engagement

c)

Deterrence

d)

Peaseful coexistence

9.

The domino theory, which provided the basis for US entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent-

a)

the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia

b)

the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact

c)

the loss of UN military bases in Asia

d)

the rise of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

10.

Which of these best explains why worldwide reactions to US involvement in Vietnam grew increasingly hostile during the late 1960s and early 1970s?

a)

The US was viewed as appeasing a brutal dictator

b)

The US demanded the unconditional surrender of HO Chi Minh.

c)

The US was viewed as an aggressor invading an underdeveloped nation

d)

The US ignored a UN security Council resolution to cease hosttilties.

11.

The primary reason given by US leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would-

a)

promote reconstruction after WW2

b)

maintain the policy of détente

c)

fulfill prior United Nations obligations

d)

keep communism from spreading throughout the region

12.

As part of the Nixon administration policy of Vietnamization, the US military-

a)

trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from US troops

b)

shared military technology with North Vietnam

c)

Imposed martial law in North Vietnam

d)

installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

13.

During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?

a)

All US civilians were evacuated from Vietnam

b)

Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris.

c)

The US government deployed more troops to Vietnam

d)

South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.

14.

Which cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960s?

a)

Opposing US participation in the Vietnam War

b)

Expanding presidential use use of executive privilege

c)

Protecting the world against climate change

d)

Using détente policy with China

15.

Why did the government implement a draft during the Vietnam War?

a)

To monitor ethnic groups for espionage activities

b)

To fund the war by authorizing the sale of government bonds

c)

To regulate freedom of expression

d)

To provide the military with additional manpower