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What was the effect(s) of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US removes missiles from Turkey. Cuba removes them from Cuba
All of the Above
A direct hot line between the USA and USSR was created
Both the USA and USSR began to move towards more peace talks
2
Which of these would describe beliefs or actions of the Hippie Movement?
People should break away from the norms of the 1950s
Everything was shared -sexual partners, clothes, drugs, etc.
Music was a great way to express discontent with the USA
All of the Above
3
What is the meaning of the following song:
"Fortunate Son"
Criticized US draft for allowing the privileged to escape it
Pro-war story in support of the troops
Discusses a conflict between National Guard and protesters
Sarcastically describes the recruitment efforts for Vietnam
4
By the end of the movie, he is...
Speaking as an Anti-War Protestor at the DNC
Speaking on a Pro-War speaking tour
slowing dying with Donna by his side
learning to walk again
5
What happens to Ron in Vietnam?
He's wounded and paralyzed as a result
He suffers from severe PTSD as a result
He's blinded due to injuries
Both Red and Blue
6
The Vietnam War is often known as "_____________'s War"
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
7
What caused the USSR to build up a large amount of nuclear warheads in Cuba?
Embargo on Russian and Cuban goods
deportation of Cuban-Americans
The airdrops over the Berlin blockade
Bay of Pigs invasion
8
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Mao Zedon
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Sun Tsu
9
What happened 2 years after the US agreed to peace adn exited Vietnam?
South and North Vietnam agreed to a permanent separation
The Hippies pushed for the USA to go back to war
Vietnam became a single, communist country
We violated the peace agreement, and attacked North Vietnam
10
Militarily, what was the turning point of the Vietnam War?
My Lai Massacre
Nanking Massacre
Tet Offensive
Kennedy's Assassination
11
After WWII, American leaders developed a policy of __ to stop the expansion of Communism.
massive retaliation
containment
isolationism
mutually assured destruction
12
The term ____ refers to the indirect conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Domino Theory
Iron Curtain
Satellite Nation
Cold War
13
Diem was a religious minority because 90% of Vietnam was...
Hindu
Jewish
Buddhist
Taoist
14
What new technology did the USA use to combat the North Vietnamese strategies?
Napalm
Both Red and Blue
An Atomic Bomb
Agent Orange
15
Which of these countries/ cities were run under a
communist
government?
All of these countries had communist governments
West Berlin
North Vietnam
South Korea
16
Which of these leaders was
NOT
involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Stalin
Castro
17
What music festival was known as "3 Days of Peace and Love" & is the epitome of Hippie culture?
Woodstock
The Fyre Festival
The Dove Festival
Coachella
18
At what conference was Vietnam split into 2 countries with the plan to have unifying elections?
Belfast
Geneva
Paris
Munich
19
Who won the election of 1960 to be the youngest elected president until 2008?
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Barrack Obama
John F. Kennedy
20
Random Bonus Question
: Where is the VA hospital where Ron is sent to after coming home?
Boston
Brooklyn
The Bronx
Queens
21
What is the meaning of the following song:
"I-feel-like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag"
Pro-war story in support of the troops
Criticized US draft for allowing the privileged to escape it
Discusses a conflict between National Guard and protesters
Sarcastically describes the recruitment efforts for Vietnam
22
What happened during the Tet Offensive?
The US agreed to evacuate
The Soviet Union joined the War
North Vietnam invaded and took over most cities in the South
A Peace agreement was signed
23
What was Nixon's plan of Vietnamization?
Shifting control of the war to the South Vietnamese army
Using propaganda to develop public support for the war
training US troops to understand Vietnamese social customs
shifting military tactics to guerrilla warfare.
24
What legislation gave LBJ power to deploy troops in Vietnam without Congressional approval?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Gulf of Tokin Resolution
War Powers Act
GI Bill
25
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Sun Tsu
Mao Zedon
Ho Chi Minh
26
What state is Ron Kovic from?
Virginia
New York
New Jersey
Georgia
27
Was this a success or failure for JFK?: Building of the Berlin Wall
Both
Success
Failure
28
Who assassinated JFK?
Ron Lawrence Kovic
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
29
What is the meaning of the following song:
"Ohio"
Discusses a conflict between National Guard and protesters
Sarcastically describes the recruitment efforts for Vietnam
Criticized US draft for allowing the privileged to escape it
Pro-war story in support of the troops
30
What was the effect of Vietnam on US politics?
A Democrat remained as president until George W. Bush
LBJ was assassinated
LBJ was impeached
LBJ refused to run for re-election in 1968
31
Was this a success or failure for JFK?: The Handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Success
Failure
32
At ______, over 500 women, children, and elderly were slaughtered by US troops.
My Lai
Lay My
My Low
Me Lay
33
Which of the following groups were
NOT likely
a part of the counterculture movement?
Soldiers
Civil Rights Protesters
Hippies
College Students
34
Who does Tom Cruise play in
Born on the Fourth of July
?
Ron Swanson
Ron Kopinski
Ron Kovic
Steve Braddock
35
What country controlled a colonized Vietnam until 1954?
Great Britain
France
United States
USSR
36
Was this a success or failure for JFK?: The Bay of Pigs invasion
Failure
Success
Both
37
Who were the Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam?
The Ghost Busters
The Viet Cong
The Viet Minh
TRICK QUESTION! There were no communists in South Vietnam
38
What is name given to the massive increase of births after WWII?
Birth Boom
Birth Explosion
"Oops Baby" Phenomina
Baby Boom
39
What famous protest destroyed the American public's faith in the Vietnam War?
Cal State
Youngstown State
Ball State
Kent State
40
Which of these were
NOT
advantages and tactics for the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong?
Superior size of army and advanced weaponry
Sneak attacks and booby traps
Hiding as Civilians
A dense Jungle and complex tunnel networks
41
The ___ Wall was built to symbolize division between the U.S. & the Soviet Union.
German
Steel
Berlin
Iron
