Johnson's Domino Theory said that an political event in one country:

will cause similar events in other countries

Why was the War Powers Act (1973) passed?

Congress wanted to increase right to approve military action

Why did Johnson propose the Great Society programs?

To eliminate poverty and racial injustice

What programs were meant to improve international relations through helping other nations?

Peace Corps and Alliance for Progress

Kennedy wanted to do what:

Increase the US's role in the world

Johnson was mostly concerned about:

Ending poverty and discrimination

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1
Johnson's Domino Theory said that an political event in one country:
will have no effect on other countires
will have no lasting effect on history
will result in the US losing the war
will cause similar events in other countries
2
Lyndon B. Johnson was criticized because:
he escalated the Vietnam War
he removed troops from Vietnam
he invaded Cuba
he shut down the peace corps
3
Who argued that communism may spread if we did not get involved in Vietnam?
George Washington
Robert McNamara
Harry Truman
Teddy Roosevelt
4
What was a tactic the Vietcong used?
Guerrilla Warfare
Waving flags to taunt soldiers
False peace talks
Surrendering
5
What was the failed invasion of Cuba called?
CIA's failure
Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Dock of Birds
6
Chemical Weapons were:
Rarely used
Not effective
Used mainly against Americans
Devastating
7
What event does this reference?
Soviet Union Collapse
Johnson's Death
Kennedy's Assassination
Cuban Missile Crisis
8
Which was not a reason people protested the Vietnam War?
Age of Soldiers
Celebrities enlisting
Use of the Draft
Death Toll
9
The Peace Corps did what:
failed to improve our reputation
had no impact on countries
increased people's suffering
helped improve people's lives
10
Why was the War Powers Act (1973) passed?
Congress wanted to increase right to approve military action
Congress feared retaliation from the Vietcong
Congress wanted only former military a President
Congress wanted to send more troops to Vietnam
11
Why did Johnson propose the Great Society programs?
To eliminate poverty and racial injustice
To end of the Vietnam War
To get reelected
To arrange Kennedy's Death
12
What programs were meant to improve international relations through helping other nations?
Medicare and Medicaid
Peace Corps and Alliance for Progress
Vietnam War and Bay of Pigs
Space Race and Sputnik
13
Kennedy wanted to do what:
Decrease the US's role in the world
Hide from the world
Keep everything the same
Increase the US's role in the world
14
Johnson was mostly concerned about:
Ending poverty and discrimination
Winning the Vietnam War
Killing Kennedy
Ignoring the Constitution
15
Which event was a major cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Bay of Pigs invasion
The war in Vietnam
The creation of the Peace
Soviet Union ending weapon production

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