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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how did the Vietnam war finally end in 1975 | with north Vietnam gaining control of all of Vietnam |
| what principle, described by Eisenhower, became associated with American involvement in Southeast Asia | the domino theory |
| television coverage of the Vietnam war brought | the brutality of the war into American homes |
| what was Johnson's objective in Vietnam | to prevent a communist takeover |
| in fighting in North Vietnamese, United States forces used | saturation bombing |
| Kennedy's policy in Vietnam was to | increase the number of American military advisors |
| tensions between students who opposed the war and National Guardsmen resulted in for deaths at | Kent State |
| what was the primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s | to demand U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam |
| what did congress do after the North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin | gave Johnson control over American actions in Vietnam |
| some Americans questioned the fairness of the draft because | college students could easily avoid the draft |
| American soldiers were confused to discover that many South Vietnamese people | did not appreciate their efforts |
| civilians in both North Vietnam and South Vietnam and to suffer the effects of American efforts to destroy roads and bridges through | saturation bombing |
| what did the United States fear would happen if it did not get involved in Vietnam | communists would take over |
| one advantage their Viet Cong guerillas had was their | elaborate tunnel systems |
| during the election of 1968, the issues dividing the country | also caused a split in the Democratic Party |
| many young people in the 1960s had freedom and opportunities unknown to previous generations, thanks to | postwar prosperity |
| the Port Huron Statement by the SDS called for power to be rooted in | love, reflectiveness, reason, and creativity |
| why did Kennedy support the government of Ngo Ding Diem | Kennedy feared the communists would take over South Vietnam |
| what did North Vietnam do after the last Americans fled Saigon | completed its conquest of South Vietnam |
| most people who refused to be drafter in the early 1960s were | conscientious objectors |
| fighting conditions for American soldiers included | the constant hazard of booby traps |
| what was the status of the Vietnam War by the end of Johnson's presidency | Bombing was reduced and calls for peace negotions began |
| which of the following conditions did Americans fighting in Vietnam experience | sniper fire and land mines |
| what was one legacy of the Vietnam War | a flood of refugees from Southeast Asia |
| the Vietnam War finally ended in 1975 when | North Vietnam gained control over all of Vietnam |
| what reignited student protests in 1970 | Nixon's invasion of Cambodia |
| what were three parts of the peace treaty signed in 1973 | the united states would withdraw from SV, the seventeenth parallel would continue to divide N and SV, all prisoners of war would be released |
| many young men resisted the military draft by | going to Canada |
| who was the nationalist leader who led Vietnam against the French | Ho Chi Minh |
| escalation of the war in Vietnam began the | passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
| in the US, television was instrumental in | bringing the brutality of the war into people's living rooms |
| what was one reason for the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | to help heal the wounds created by war |
| people who opposed fighting the war on moral or religious grounds were known as | conscientious objectors |
| herbicides such as Agent Orange were used mainly to | expose Viet Cong hiding places |
| in 1970, Nixon announced that American forces would invade which country | Laos |
| why did South Vietnamese military leaders overthrow Diem | he had lost American support |
| the death toll at My Lai might have been even greater but for | the heroics of an American helicopter crew |
| the student protest movement of the 1960s emerged from the | civil rights movement |
| American soldiers fighting in Vietnam had to cope with | tropical infections and booby traps |
| the officer in charge of the My Lai massacre was | William Calley |
| what did Nixon do as he withdrew American troops from Vietnam | resumed bombing raids |
| what congressional action gave Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War | the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
| the winner of the 1968 election was | Republican Nixon |
| North Vietnamese troops and supplies poured into South Vietnam via the | Ho Chi Minh trail |
| political movement which believed that problems of racism and poverty called for radical changes in American society | New Left |
| the League for the Independence of Vietnam | Vietminh |
| communist guerillas called the ____ fought to gain control of South Vietnam | Viet Cong |
| the early 1960s saw a widening of the what | generation gap |
| incident in which American troops killed from 175 to 400 Vietnamese villagers | My Lai massacre |
| major Viet Cong attack on towns, cities, and American bases throughout South Vietnam | Tet Offensive |
| in 1964, Johnson began a military ____ or expansion of American involvement, in the Vietnam War | escalation |
| the fear that if one nation falls to communism, its neighbors would soon follow | domino theory |
| Young men who opposed fighting in a war on moral or religious grounds were | conscientious objectors |
| congressional act giving the president nearly complete control over United States military actions in Vietnam | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
| College students could postpone being drafter into military service by getting a | deferment |
| college professors held____ in which they expressed opinions about the Vietnam War | teach-ins |
| policy of replacing American forces with South Viietnamese soldiers | Vietnamization |
| troops and supplies poured into South Vietnam from the north via the ______, a supply route that passed through Laos and Cambodia | Ho Chi Ming Trail |
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