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Vietnam War Late Cold War Events #ushistory #vietnamwar #grades910
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1
One of reasons why the U.S. stopped their support of Diem in 1963?
He turned towards communism
He had secret negotiations with N.Vietnam
He tried to expel U.S. troops from South Vietnam
He persecuted Buddhists
2
People who Nixon believed supported the Vietnam war despite all the vocal protest.
Republicans
Hawks
The United Nations
Silent Majority
3
What did Reagan do that increase Cold War tensions.
Visited China
Invaded Cambodia
Signed the SALT II Treaty
Dramatically increase military spending.
4
North Vietnam received military weapons and other support from the Soviet Union and __________.
Japan
Italy
Laos
China
5
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Stalin
Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
6
What is the message of this poster?
Less troops are needed in Vietnam
America should get out of the war in Vietnam
More troops are needed in Vietnam
America is dying
7
those who supported Vietnam and war as a means of solving problems might be called a ________.
linkage
hawk
guerrilla
dove
8
Term that refers to the easing of tensions between the U.S. and Communist nations
Truman Doctrine
Brinkmanship
Detente
Imperialism
9
The gradual removal of US troops from Vietnam was known as __________.
containment
linkage
Agent Orange
Vietnamization
10
Which term refers to the giving the Soviets more political freedom?
Detente
Iron Curtain
Perestroika
Glasnost
11
The purpose of the War Powers Act was to ensure the president would ___________.
have the authority to sign treaties without Senate approval
have a freer hand in fighting the spread of communism
have greater authority over the military
consult Congress before committing troops in conflicts
12
Which was a part of the legacy of the Vietnam War?
Americans paranoia about intentions of N. Vietnam government
Americans' confidence that US would win the Cold War
American's belief that the policy of containment worked
American's increased distrust of their government
13
What was the purpose of the SALT meeings?
To inform the Soviets of a massive military build up by the U.S.
To give the Soviets an ultimatum
To reduce the arms race between the U.S. and Soviets
To trick the Soviets into admitting Communism was failing.
14
What confirmed that the government had not been honest with Americans about the Vietnam war?
Cambodian invasion
Pentagon papers
Watergate Scandal
massacre at My Lai
15
After the US ended involvement in Vietnam, N. Vietnam captured Saigon and united Vietnam under?
Communist rule
nationalist rule
rule of the United Nations
totalitarian dictatorship
16
Why is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution important?
divided Vietnam into two countries
required President to consult Congress b4 committing troops
ordered US forces to withdraw from Vietnam
authorized the use of military action in Vietnam
17
Term for communist guerrilla military fighters in South Vietnam
Vietminh
Hawks
Vietcong
Detente
18
Eisenhower cited the ________as the reason why the United States had to support South Vietnam.
Communist Way
Self-determination Theory
Credibility gap
Domino Theory
19
All these are reasons people came to doubt and question president Nixon
Except..
The invasion of Cambodia
The pentagon papers
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Watergate
20
Why was Nixon's visit to China in 1972 so shocking?
all of the answers are correct
Up to that point the U.S. officially refused to recognize Communist China.
Nixon was a fierce "Cold Warrior" (Anti Communist)
No other president had visited Communist China.
21
Which event was most significant in turning American public opinion against the Vietnam war?
National Teach-in
Assassination of President Kennedy
1968 Democratic National Convention
Tet Offensive
22
Why did the Soviet Union eventually collapse?
Reagan's defense spending bankrupted the Soviets who tried to keep up.
The Afghanistan war was a drain on the Soviets.
The Soviet economy was poor and the black market took over.
The Soviet people received a little bit of freedom and then wanted more.
23
Why did Nixon continue to bomb Vietnam even after the negotiations in 1972.
His generals acted on their own.
He wanted to gain the support of the U.S. people
We changed his mind about ending the war.
He wanted more leverage at the negotiation table
24
What was the significance of the Mai Lai Massacre?
25 officers were charged with murder
200 villagers died
Many Americans lost respect for the military
Lieutenant Kalley was imprisoned
25
What was the result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
The U.S. sanctioned the Soviets and refused to ratify the SALT II Treaty.
The U.S. signed the SALT II treaty to further reduce military tensions.
The U.S. sent troops to directly fight against the Soviet invasion
The U.S. was unaffected
26
Many Americans objected to the draft because they believed it
did not raise the necessary number of troops
targeted poor people and minorities
did not include women
forced young men to flee to Canada
27
What was the effect of Nixon's visit to China?
The U.S. refused to recognize China as a nation.
Cold War tensions between the U.S. and China decreased.
It had no effect at all
Cold war tensions increased between the U.S. and China
28
All of the following are reasons why the U.S. sent troops to Vietnam EXCEPT
The Gulf of Tonkin incident
To train U.S. troops for future conflict with the Soviets
The Domino Theory
To prevent a communist take-over of South Vietnam
29
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dien Bien Phu
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
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The difference between what the govt. told the public and what they saw in the media.
teach-in
linkage
domino theory
credibility gap
