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Vietnam War
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1
How did the U.S. military judge whether or not we were winning the war?
Gut Feeling
Territorial Gains
Body Count
All of the above
2
Why were deferments controversial?
You were able to burn your draft card.
Certain people were able to get out of the draft.
All of the above.
It made peaceful protests illegal.
3
What is the War Powers Act intended to do?
Not allow for another Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Avoid another Vietnam
All of the above.
Limit the president's ability to go to war.
4
What jersey number did Mr. Fritze wear while playing high school football?
7
1
5
3
5
In what way was media coverage different in the Vietnam War?
People didn't have a way to watch it.
Journalists could follow the armies around.
It was on TV.
Interviews were done with soldiers.
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What is this an image of?
Vietnam War Memorial
All of the above
A national monument in Washington D.C.
A list of the service members who died in the war.
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Why were Vietnam vets treated so badly when they came home from the war?
Americans were mad at everyone.
People associated them with the horrible war.
Americans saw a chance to be disruptive.
All of the above.
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What is this image showing?
Tet Offensive
N. Vietnamese invading the U.S. embassy.
U.S. troops leaving Vietnam in 1973.
Fall of Saigon in 1975.
9
Which of these is the toxic defoliant used by the U.S.?
Agent Red
Agent Orange
Agent Green
Agent Blue
10
Why were the hawks mad at the doves?
They don't like birds
They felt superior to them.
All of the above.
It's your patriotic duty to fight for your country.
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Domino Theory:
If Vietnam falls to communism, then other countries will.
If we win, then communism will dissipate.
Dominos is the best pizza
The theory that explains U.S. domestic policy.
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Why is the Tet Offensive considered the turning point of the war? (Paradox)
N. Vietnam started peace talks after they lost the battle.
It turned American public opinion against the war.
We won the war soon after.
We lost the war a year later.
13
What did the Pentagon Papers prove?
The gov't had be honest about the Vietnam War.
The gov't had instituted the draft correctly.
The gov't had properly conducted escalation.
The gov't had been lying about the Vietnam War.
14
What was Nixon's secret plan to win the war?
Escalate the war into Laos & Cambodia.
Become allies with the Soviet Union.
Sign a peace treaty with N. Vietnam.
He didn't have one.
15
4 students were killed by the Ohio Nat. Guard at Kent St. in 1970. Why were they protesting?
All of the above.
They were hawks.
They felt like the media was lying about the war.
They were mad about Nixon's 'secret' war.
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Why was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution so controversial?
President could fight a war without declaring war.
It was based on antiquated beliefs.
Because Nixon lied about it.
Because LBJ lied about it.
17
In terms of the military, who won the Tet Offensive? (Paradox)
Neither
N. Vietnam
Both
USA
18
Which of these was a major effect of Nixon's secret war in Laos and Cambodia?
Hmong migrants fled to the U.S.
U.S. started to win the war
Destroyed the Ho Chi Minh Trail
All of the above
19
What is the significance of this?
All of the above
Support our troops even if you're against the war.
We need to hold our troops in high regard.
Effect of how Vietnam vets were treated.
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Why did the U.S. make a unilateral decision to not support an election in Vietnam?
Audacity
All of the above
Fear of Fascism
Fear of Communism
