USH2 Vietnam Quiz Review

Question 1

Nightly news coverage of the Vietnam War on television helped...

Accepted Answer

create a credibility gap.

Question 2

During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for America was to be the first to...

Accepted Answer

land a man on the moon.

Question 3

LBJ believed that it was the ______ of the US Govt to ensure the prosperity that America enjoyed could be shared by all.

Accepted Answer

duty

Question 4

Kennedy’s legislative agenda was called the...

Accepted Answer

New Frontier.

Question 5

When did the first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

one year after the passing of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 6

LBJ's experiences in a _________ area had given him a first-hand impression of the problems many Americans faced.

Accepted Answer

deprived

Question 7

Which group(s) most likely did not immediately benefit from Kennedy’s solutions to America’s economic problems?

Accepted Answer

both blue and yellow

Question 8

America's use of chemical weapons against the Vietcong devastated Vietnam’s...

Accepted Answer

environment.

Question 9

The Vietcong used ______ to fight against American military firepower.

Accepted Answer

guerrilla tactics

Question 10

Kennedy’s reaction to the economic problems during his term in office was to propose solutions that would...

Accepted Answer

benefit all areas of society for the long term.

Question 11

What event happened at My Lai that profoundly shocked Americans?

Accepted Answer

Unarmed Vietnamese civilians were massacred by U.S. troops

Question 12

The United States used ______ to counter the guerilla tactics used by the Vietcong in the jungles.

Accepted Answer

napalm

Question 13

President Johnson’s concerns about _________ came from his own background in rural Texas.

Accepted Answer

poverty

Question 14

On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard soldiers...

Accepted Answer

shot and killed four students at Kent State.

Question 15

The Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War, resulted in...

Accepted Answer

a major political victory for the Vietcong.

Question 16

Military recruiters encouraged _________________ to enlist.

Accepted Answer

working class minorities

Question 17

President Johnson refused to allow a full-scale attack on the Ho Chi Minh Trail because...

Accepted Answer

it passed through countries that were not involved in the war.

Question 18

What problem developed for the US Govt as media continued to contradict its claims that the enemy was on the brink of

Accepted Answer

a credibility gap

Question 19

What amendment to the Constitution gave all citizens age 18+ the right to vote in all state and local elections?

Accepted Answer

26th

Question 20

What was the belief that suggested if Vietnam fell to communism so would the rest of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

domino theory

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