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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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