Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In
the 1940s, which countries troops, at one point or another,
occupied
Vietnam? a. | France and
Japan | c. | the United States and
France | b. | China and the Soviet Union | d. | the United States and the Soviet
Union | | | | |
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Which
of the following was the United States’ main goal in Vietnam?. a. | the reunification of
Vietnam | c. | the upholding of the Geneva
Accords | b. | the containment of
communism | d. | the negotiation of a cease-fire agreement
with North Vietnam | | | | |
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Which
of the following authorized President Johnson to conduct the war in Vietnam? a. | the Geneva
Accords | c. | the War Powers Act | b. | the Fulbright
hearings | d. | the Tonkin Gulf
Resolution | | | | |
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Which
of the following served as the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam? a. | Dean Rusk | c. | Clark Clifford | b. | Robert
McNamara | d. | William
Westmoreland | | | | |
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5. In
the early years of the war, a young man could be automatically deferred from the draft
by a. | enrolling in
college | c. | getting married. | b. | becoming
employed | d. | claiming to be a conscientious
objector | | | | |
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6. In
the 1968 presidential campaign, a dove would have been most likely to support a. | George
Wallace | c. | Hubert Humphrey | b. | Richard M.
Nixon | d. | Eugene McCarthy | | | | |
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All of
the following occurred in 1968 except for the a. | Tet
offensive. | c. | assassination of Robert
Kennedy | b. | invasion of Cambodia | d. | assassination of Martin Luther King,
Jr. | | | | |
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Which
of the following did President Nixon say would bring about “peace with honor” in
Vietnam? a. | the domino
theory | c. | the Vietnamization of the
war | b. | the Geneva
Accords | d. | the Americanization of the
war | | | | |
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9.
Which of the following events set off the first general student strike in U.S.
history? a. | the invasion of
Cambodia | c. | the assassination of Martin Luther King,
Jr. | b. | the assassination
of Martin Luther King, Jr. | d. | the riots at the
1968 Democratic National Convention | | | | |
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Congress passed the War Powers Act in order to a. | allow military leaders more
independence | c. | limit the president’s authority to wage
war | b. | prevent tragedies
like the My Lai massacre | d. | increase the
president’s authority to wage war | | | | |
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| In 1969,
President Nixon proposed a gradual
withdrawal of U.S. troops from
Southeast
Asia. This public opinion poll shows what
Americans thought
of the president’s plan.
Use the chart to answer the questions
below.
Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger | | |
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What
percentage of all Americans favored immediate withdrawal of troops from
Vietnam?
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Which
section of the country had the highest response in support of Nixon’s
policy? a. | East | c. | Midwest | b. | South | d. | West | | | | |
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Was
support for Nixon’s policy stronger in the cities or in the suburbs?
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Which
category of people was least sure about troop withdrawal? a. | age 29 and
under | c. | age 50 and over | b. | age 30-49 | | | | |
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Which
nation did the United States aid in its efforts to control Vietnam? a. | Japan | c. | China | b. | France | d. | Britain | | | | |
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2.
Which president asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution? a. | Richard Nixon | c. | John Kennedy | b. | Lyndon
Johnson | d. | Dwight Eisenhower | | | | |
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The
main purpose of introducing the “body count” was to a. | persuade the Vietcong to
surrender | c. | build antiwar sentiment in the United
States | b. | motivate U.S. soldiers to desire
revenge | d. | show that the war could not be won without
U.S. involvement. | | | | |
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Which
of the following enabled North Vietnam to supply it’s troops in South Vietnam? a. | the Ho Chi Minh
Trail | c. | the strategic hamlet
program | b. | the fall of Dien Bien Phu | d. | Operation Rolling Thunder | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements regarding the Democratic candidates for president in the 1968 election is
true? a. | Robert Kennedy was assassinated after
narrowly losing the party’s nomination. | c. | Eugene McCarthy voluntarily dropped out of the race before
the national convention took place | b. | Hubert Humphrey had the party’s nomination guaranteed
before the national convention took place. | d. | Lyndon B. Johnson announced at the national convention
that he would not seek the party’s nomination | | | | |
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The
invasion of Cambodia directly or indirectly led to all of the following
except a. | the repeal of the
Tonkin Gulf Resolution | c. | Nixon’s decision to
resign | b. | the first general student strike in U.S.
history | d. | the deaths of four students at Kent State
University. | | | | |
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Which
president adopted the policy of Vietnamization? a. | Richard M. Nixon | c. | John F. Kennedy | b. | Lyndon B.
Johnson | d. | Dwight D.
Eisenhower | | | | |
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Which
of the following was most effective in leading the American public to conclude that the war was
unwinnable? a. | body
counts | c. | the Tet offensive | b. | the actions of the
SDS | d. | the invasion of
Cambodia | | | | |
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Which
of the following were long lasting effects of the Vietnam war? a. | abolished the
draft | d. | demoralization of the American spirit and
poor morale | b. | War Powers Act to limit the president’s ability to
make war on his own | e. | all of these were lasting effects until the
1980’s and the Reagan revival of the American spirit. | c. | Vietnam Syndrome which, some think, made the
U.S. apprehensive about asserting itself in foreign affairs | | | | |
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