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1960s & Vietnam War Review 24/25

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

New weapons like (a)   , a sticky gasoline-based jelly that burns, inflicted harm on the Vietnamese, while herbicides like ​ (b)   destroyed the jungle cover used by the Vietcong to hide.

Choose from the below words
napalm
Agent Orange
MK77
Fougasse
2.

How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?

a)

By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president

b)

By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

c)

By allowing Congress to supersede the president’s role as commander in chief

d)

By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate’s treaty-making powers

3.
The anti-war movement at home became more intense and even violent. 4 students were killed at ________ by the national guardsmen when they were protesting the war on campus. 
a)
Kansas State
b)
Kent State
c)
California State
d)
Ohio State
4.
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Match the following

a)

Sputnik

1.

First satellite launched into orbit

b)

Bay of Pigs

2.

Failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro

c)

Domino Theory

3.

If one country falls to communism, all the border nations may fall

d)

Naval Blockade

4.

A quarantine placed around Cuba October 1962

e)

Cuban Missile Crisis

5.

The closest the US has come to nuclear war..so far

5.

How did JFK respond to the news that the Soviets had placed nuclear weapon installations in Cuba?

a)

Asking the United Nations to approve economic sanctions for Cuba

b)

Blockading ships from entering or exiting Cuba

c)

Closing the US border

d)

Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

6.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President (a)   and Soviet leader (b)   almost took the world into a nuclear war.

Choose from the below words
Kennedy
Khrushchev

Johnson

Nixon

Gorbachev

Stalin

7.

What does the emergence of events and groups like those pictured above illustrate about the 60s?

a)

Concerts, like Woodstock, celebrated the decade's time of peace that witnessed little or no domestic conflicts or challenges. 

b)

Growing counter cultures, like the hippies, spoke to the generation gap that existed between the younger and older generations

c)

The materialism, consumerism, and prosperity of the 50s continued in the 60s and were expressed in music and clothing styles.

d)

Like the Hippies, all Americans rejected the materialism of the 50s and started making their own clothes based on indigenous styles

8.

Select the two statements that accurately reflect the programs and goals of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. 

a)

Medicare and Medicaid was created to provide insurance for elderly and poor Americans

b)

Johnson promised to reduce the role and scope of the Federal Government 

c)

In honor of J.F.K., Johnson promised to fight against the growing civil rights movement

d)

Johnson promised to fight a "war on poverty" aimed at providing more economic equity in America

9.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Ho Chi Minh

Ngo Dinh Diem

supported by China and the Soviet union

Supported by The United States

Communist government

pro-capitalist dictatorship

Capital City: Hanoi

Capital City: Saigon

North Vietnam
South Vietnam
10.

Put the following events in correct historical order.

a)

Lyndon Johnson becomes President of the United States

b)

the Gulf of Tonkin incident

c)

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

The Tet Offensive

e)

Richard Nixon elected President of the United States

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
11.
Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
War Powers Act
12.

The United States intervened to stop the spread of ​ (a)   into South Vietnam. This was known as the ​ ​ (b)   ​.

Choose from the below words
communism
domino theory
13.
  • President Richard Nixon created a strategy to get out of Vietnam with honor(Peace with Honor).

  • His new policy of “_____________”, called for the gradual withdrawal of us troops while having the South Vietnamese military take over the fighting in the war.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Korean War

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

14.

The Vietnam war was an unpopular war for many in the U.S.

Many protested the us​ (a)   in the war, the ​ (b)   , and the bombing campaigns against ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
involvement
draft
North Vietnam
15.
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MATCHING In the space provided, drop the term or person

that matches each description.

a)

Twenty-sixth

Amendment

1.

lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18

b)

Vietnamization

2.

strategy calling for the South Vietnamese

Army to take over fighting the war in

Vietnam

c)

William

Westmoreland

3.

commanded U.S. ground forces in Vietnam

d)

War Powers Act

4.

requires the president to get congressional

approval before committing US troops to an

armed struggle

e)

escalation

5.

increased involvement of U.S. military forces

in the Vietnam War

16.

What do the War Powers Act and Gulf of Tonkin Resolution have in common?

a)

the increased the power of the President to conduct military operations

b)

they are about the relationship between the powers of the executive and legislative branches

c)

impact the judicial process

d)

increased the power of Congress

17.

Determine which description matches the legislation passed under the Johnson administration. Select the correct answer in each row.

18.

Complete the timeline by matching the year and the voting rights amendment or law

19.

Which details best explain the effects of Tinker v. Des Moines?

20.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Medicaid

NASA

Civil Rights Act 1964

Head Start Program

Peace Corps

Man on the Moon

SNCC

SCLC

Black Panthers

Voting Rights Act 1965

PBS

LBJ

JFK

Rosa Parks

National Guard at Little Rock

The Great Society
The New Frontier
Civil Rights Grass Roots
Civil Rights - Government
21.

Put these American presidents in the correct order of their terms in office.

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John Kennedy

d)

Lyndon Johnson

e)

Richard Nixon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
22.
Which of the following was true of the media coverage during the Vietnam War? (Select all that apply)
a)
Television coverage of Vietnam made it America’s first living-room war.
b)
The media accounts of the war led people to doubt what politicians were reporting.
c)
The media coverage of the war led to a large increase in public support for Vietnam.
d)
The military imposed tighter restrictions on the media than it had during previous wars.
e)
The media had no impact on public opinion since there was little media coverage of the war
23.

Match the following descriptions to the correct troops during the Vietnam War.

Categorize the following

used chemicals such as Agent Orange

conducted search-and-destroy missions

relied on guerrilla warfare

employed the strategy of a war of attrition

had a greater knowledge of the terrain

saw the war as a battle for their very existence

U.S. Troops
Vietcong