President Richard Nixon's plan of Vietnamization was to..

replace American troops with local troops so the US could withdraw

President LBJ's war on poverty started programs such as___.

head start, medicare, medicaid.

1960's youth culture will have this distinction....

will rebel and question everything adults tell them.

What did the War powers resolution do?

It limited the powers the president has on going to war.

Which contrast in options below best represents the "credibility gap" during the Vietnam War?

Televised war images VS. Claims of goernment officials

What was unique challenge for the US military in Vietnam?

it was hard to distinguish btwn enemy and a friendly.

Vietnam will be.........

the longest and most costliest war ($$ & Death) in US History

Which action was taken as a result of the picture below?

The US sent troops to South Vietnam

What was the significance of the "Gulf of Tonkin" incident?

It led the United States to send ground troops to South Vietnam

The Vietcong were........

Communists living in South Vietnam

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1
Why did America lose the Vietnam War?
Communists will fight for a purpose, US soldiers not as committed.
overconfidence
none of the above
All of the above
2
President Richard Nixon's plan of Vietnamization was to..
win the war in Vietnam.
to surrender South Vietnam to the North so that the country could reunite
replace American troops with local troops so the US could withdraw
to condemn anti-war protestors and jail them
3
A unique form of fighting in which the enemy attacks in small groups & then disappears
insurrection tactics
trench warfare
guerrilla warfare
blitzkrieg
4
President LBJ's war on poverty started programs such as___.
head start, medicare, medicaid.
social security, labor day and veterans day.
FDIC, medicare, unemployment insurance.
medicare, college tuition loan act, medicaid.
5
1960's youth culture will have this distinction....
Conformist in which everyone will attempt to look the same.
do what their parents tell them
he first generation to be lost by the onset of Vietnam
will rebel and question everything adults tell them.
6
What did the War powers resolution do?
It limited the powers the president has on going to war.
It limited the amount of troops used in war.
It limited the amount of ammunition used in war.
It gave the president unlimited war powers.
7
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that a person accused of a serious crime must be provided with an attorney?
Yates vs. United States
Roe vs. Wade
Miranda vs. Arizona
Gideon vs. Wainwright
8
Which contrast in options below best represents the "credibility gap" during the Vietnam War?
Draft car burnings VS. Shootings at Kent State
Televised war images VS. Claims of goernment officials
Baby Boom Generation VS. Protest on college campuses
Doves VS. Hawks
9
This landmark decision states that an institution must give equal opportunities to both genders.
Roe vs. Wade
Equal Opportunities Act
Title IX
Title X
10
Which program was one of the most lasting impacts of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Medicare
Meat Inspection Act
Social Security
11
What was unique challenge for the US military in Vietnam?
it was hard to distinguish btwn enemy and a friendly.
SE Asia's tropical climate that US military didn't train for.
American military not trained in guerilla warfare.
American troops did not speak Vietnamese.
12
Vietnam will be.........
the 1st time the atomic bomb will be used.
will be an overwhelming victory for US forces.
the longest and most costliest war ($$ & Death) in US History
a war in which the US will use its high tech arsenal to defeat the enemy.
13
In 1969 the enemy launched an offensive on US troops which made the war was unwinnable.
Ho Chi Ming's Revenge
Mi Lai Massacre
The Tet offensive
Sunday bloody Sunday
14
The government says one thing, but the reality that people will see on the news from Vietnam is an example of
credibility gap
muckraking
that the news is "Fake News"
Yellow Journalism
15
What landmark Supreme Court decision decided a womans right to privacy?
Roe vs. Wade
Brown v. Board
Giddeon v. Wainright
Miranda vs Arizona
16
This was a segment of society that were pro war & wanted the US to stop communism?
War mongers
Doves
Hawks
none of the above
17
Which action was taken as a result of the picture below?
The US sent troops to South Vietnam
America's plan for détente & ease tensions in South E Asia.
The US attacked China during the Korean War
The US enacted the War Powers Act.
18
Because of this landmark decision, police must give you a reading of your rights.
Lebron vs Wade
Bakke vs. Univ of California
Roe vs. Wade
Miranda vs. Arizona
19
What was the significance of the "Gulf of Tonkin" incident?
It led to a massive amount of aid to the military
It limited the ability of the President to send US troops w/o approval
It led the United States to send ground troops to South Vietnam
it encouraged foreign terrorists to attack the US homeland.
20
The Vietcong were........
were gorillas that were unleashed by communists.
Communist living in North Vietnam
were the Americans who were against the war in Vietnam
Communists living in South Vietnam
21
Why was the Vietnam War the most controversial & most "unpopular" War?
the # of American's who were dying
all of the above
Selective Service Act
Hippie Generation had no trust in their own government
22
Richard Nixon has the distinction of...
ending the Vietnam War
none of the above
only president to resign in office.
all of the above

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