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Unit 12 - Vietnam and the Counterculture
Unit 12 - Vietnam and the Counterculture
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1
Which theory was used to describe what might happen if Vietnam fell to communism?
containment
domino thoery
massive retaliation
brinkmanship
2
Which of these did NOT occur in 1968?
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Tet Offensive
The U.S. invasion of Cambodia
3
Congress passed the War Powers Act in 1973 to
restrict the power of the president
expand the power of the president
4
The members of the counterculture movement were mostly
entertainers, artists, and musicians
Latinos and Native Americans
white, middle-class, college youths
poor urban youths
5
Who led the grape boycott, voter registration drives and advocated for the UFW?
Robert F. Kennedy
Hector P. Garcia
Roy Benavidez
Cesar Chavez
6
What is the significance of the battle of Dien Bien Phu?
American troops arrived in Vietnam
North Vietnamese Army units joined forces with Vietcong
Nixon withdrew troops from Vietnam
French withdrew from Indochina
7
Which of the following was NOT an influential artist of the counterculture?
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Elvis Presley
Andy Warhol
8
Nixon's policy to increase South Vietnam's role in fighting the war
Linebacker II
credibility gap
Vietnamization
detente
9
Which event sparked student protests and ultimately led to events at Kent State?
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
Riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
The invasion of Cambodia
10
Aided by the U.S., which country tried to regain control of Vietnam after World War II?
Soviet Union
France
Britain
China
11
What did Johnson fear if he ordered a full-scale invasion of Vietnam?
it would bring the Soviet Union into the war
it would bring China into the war
it would require nuclear intervention
it would be very unpopular in the U.S.
12
What happened when Saigon fell in 1975?
Vietnam was split at the 17th parallel
free and fair elections were held in the North and South
North and South Vietnam were united under communist rule
US troops attacked North Vietnam
13
She co-founded
Ms.
magazine and the National Women’s Political Caucus.
Betty Friedan
Phyllis Schlafly
Joni Mitchell
Gloria Steinem
14
Marked by flamboyant clothing, long hair, folk music, drug use
Latino movement
feminist movement
counterculture
civil rights movement
15
The slogan “Equal Pay for Equal Work” is likely to be associated with the belief called
feminism
communism
segregation
conservatism
16
Raiding and burning Vietnamese villages suspected of supplying Vietcong in S. Vietnam
Operation Get Em
Search and Destroy
Operation Arc Light
Operation Rolling Thunder
17
Whose book
The Feminine Mystique
inspired women examine their roles in society
Phyllis Schlafly
Betty Friedan
Gloria Steinem
Robin Morgan
18
The primary goal for US involvement in Vietnam
Upholding the Geneva Accords
Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam
Reunifying Vietnam
Containing the spread of communism
19
U.S. Planes sprayed this leaf-killing toxic chemical, which devastated the jungles of Vietnam.
Agent Orange
DDT
Napalm
Creeping Death
20
What was a major concern for students who were protesting the Vietnam war?
totalitarian government
unfair draft system
low paying jobs
lack of educational opportunities for minorities
21
What emerged that increased skepticism about the government's news about the war?
generation gap
hippie movement
Vietnam gap
credibility gap
22
How was N. Vietnam able to supply troops and supplies to Vietcong fighters in the South?
Operation Rolling Thunder
The strategic hamlet program
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
The Vietnam Road
23
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed
the president to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem
the president to open diplomatic relations with Vietnam
the president to commit military forces to Vietnam
the president to bomb South Vietnam
24
To expose Vietcong tunnels, U.S. planes dropped this to set fire to jungles of Vietnam.
napalm
DDT
Mustard Gas
Land Mines
25
César Chávez used nonviolent means to organize Latino
farm workers
voters
factory workers
students
26
___ was one of the most outspoken opponents of the ERA and the women’s movement.
Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
Janis Joplin
Phyllis Schlafly
27
Which fighters used guerilla tactics to attack and harass U.S. troops in South Vietnam?
Viet Minh
NVA
Ho Chi Minh
Vietcong
28
What served as proof that the U.S. government lied to the American people about Vietnam?
Watergate
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Pentagon Papers
29
In the early years of the war, a young man could be deferred from being drafted by
getting a job
getting married
enrolling in college
becoming a conscientious objector
30
This was the first extensive U.S. bombing of North Vietnam.
Operation Overlord
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Phoenix
31
What was different about coverage of the Vietnam War compared to previous wars?
television broadcasts
embedded reporters
newspaper reports
radio broadcasts
32
Who did Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 benefit?
students
women
Latinos
African Americans
33
Whom did critics blame for the increasing permissiveness in American society?
women and minorities
campus rebels and the counterculture
Democrats
the Beatles
34
Which case established First Amendment rights for students in public schools?
Miranda v. Arizona
Texas v. Johnson
New Jersey v. TLO
Tinker v. Des Moines
35
As a result of the counterculture movement, politically the country became more
conservative
hawkish
chill, dude
liberal
36
Who assisted Chavez in advocating for the rights of farm workers?
Roy Benavidez
Dolores Huerta
Hector P. Garcia
Richard Nixon
37
Which case guaranteed availability of abortions in all 50 states
Tinker v. Des Moines
New Jersey v. TLO
Miranda v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
38
What organization focused on expanding education rights and equal pay for women?
ERA
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