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Chapter 14
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the conflict in Vietnam end? | Communist capture of Saigon |
| What was the name of Henry Kissinger's policy aimed at ending the Vietnam War through diplomacy? | linkage |
| Richard Nixon's critics said that he overstepped his authority when he secretly sent American troops where? | Cambodia |
| How were people chosen under Nixon's draft? | lottery based on birth date |
| What was the third part of Nixon's 'peace with honor' Vietnam policy? | expansion of the bombing campaign |
| place where large October 1969 antiwar demonstration took place | Washington DC |
| site of tragic encounter between students and police | Jackson State University |
| gave proof of how officials misled the public | Pentagon Papers |
| Which candidate in the 1968 presidential election claimed to represent the silent majority? | Richard Nixon |
| At which event did antiwar protestors confront Chicago police? | 1968 Democratic convention |
| nickname for supporters of the Vietnam War | hawk |
| Much of the division in the US created by the war resulted in what? | generation gap |
| In April of 1968, rioting in many cities followed the assassination of whom? | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
| On what date did a series of attacks mark a turning point in the Vietnam War? | January 21, 1968 |
| During the Tet Offensive, the Vietcong attacked Saigon, the current capital of South Vietnam and the ancient capital, named what? | Hoa Lu |
| After President Johnson decided not to run for relection in 1968, the Democratic Party nominated whom? | Hubert Humphrey |
| After he took the first human step on the moon, he said, 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'. | Neil Armstrong |
| Foreign aid organization that employs American volunteers to work as teachers, health workers, etc. in countries around the world. | Peace Corps |
| symbol for Communist oppression | Berlin Wall |
| Which of the following plans was a failed attempt to overthrow a Communist dictatorship? | Bay of Pigs |
| Kennedy developed a plan for Latin America in an attempt to stop the spread of communism. What was it called? | Alliance for Progress |
| What did the October, 1962 spy plane over Cuba discover? | launch bases |
| This closed the border and cut communication between West and East Berlin. | Berlin Wall |
| Which theory influenced US policy in Vietnam for 20 years? | Domino Theory |
| Which group did President Kennedy send to train and advise South Vietnamese troops? | Green Berets |
| Which act of Congress gave President Lyndon B Johnson broad power to use American forces in Vietnam? | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
| Which chemical used by the US during the Vietnam War is believed to have contaminated many Americans and Vietnamese? | Agent Orange |
| As the Vietnam War dragged on, which US government official began to argue that it could not be won? | Robert McNamara |
| The Vietcong took orders from whom? | Ho Chi Minh |
| What did the Geneva Accords divide | North and South Vietnam |
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