The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with

US removes missiles from Turkey, Soviets from Cuba

One thing (among many) that made Vietnam different from US involvement in World War II is...

the popularity of Vietnam impacted its outcome

The Election of 1964 resulted in

Johnson serving another four years

Which of the following is true of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

The US attempted to prevent the fall of a pro-Western ally

The war in Vietnam escalated in 1964 after...

a US Naval vessel reported being fired on

Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" promoted

heavy bombing of the North while training the ARVN

The outcome of the Vietnam War shows us that

Overwhelming military force doesn't always decide an outcome

The 1961 Bay of Pigs operation was designed to reverse the growth of

communism near the United States

The Vietnam War ended with

US Troop removal and the North unifying the country

The purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to

assert the role of Congress in military decisions

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1
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with
US removes missiles from Cuba
US removes missiles from Turkey, Soviets from Cuba
A happy Fidel Castro
All out nuclear war
2
One thing (among many) that made Vietnam different from US involvement in World War II is...
Only in Vietnam were there human rights violations
the popularity of Vietnam impacted its outcome
only one involved fighting in South East Asia
The US had strong allies during the Vietnam War
3
The Election of 1964 resulted in
Johnson defeated by Goldwater
Johnson serving another four years
Increased nuclear proliferation
Mr. Lasley's bad Texan accent
4
Which of the following is true of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War?
The US Navy was attacked by patrol craft
The US attempted to prevent the fall of a pro-Western ally
US forces occupied most of the North at one point
The US supported free and democratic governments
5
The war in Vietnam escalated in 1964 after...
a US Naval vessel reported being fired on
Ho Chi Minh passed away
the Vietcong was organized
The Soviet Union sent troops in
6
Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" promoted
Immediate withdraw from the South
turning the war over to the United Nations
heavy bombing of the North while training the ARVN
invasion of North Vietnam
7
Bonus Question! Why did the CIA suspect something was up in Cuba in 1962?
The CIA is always in everyone's business
Fur hats in Havana
Soccer Fields
They saw increased orders of vodka and beets headed to Cuba
8
The outcome of the Vietnam War shows us that
We won the "hearts and minds" of the people in Vietnam
America won politically but lost militarily
Overwhelming military force doesn't always decide an outcome
Overwhelming military force can break an enemy's will
9
The 1961 Bay of Pigs operation was designed to reverse the growth of
communism near the United States
Fidel Castro's Beard
Soviet missile program
Khrushchev's anti-American Message
10
Public support for the war in Vietnam declined as a result of
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tet '68
Gulf of Tonkin
Kennedy's death
11
The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis was...
Trotsky
Lenin
Khrushchev
Stalin
12
The most dangerous moment of the Cold War was...
The creation of the Warsaw Pact
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Sputnik
When Nixon and Khrushchev threw shade in a kitchen
13
One of Kennedy's assets in 1960 was
his political experience
dedication to domestic issues
his ability to see the world in shades of gray
his charisma and TV presence
14
The Vietnam War ended with
US Troop removal and the North unifying the country
US troop removal and the South unifying the country
US troops remained at the 17th parallel
US troop removal and a divided nation
15
The purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to
Promote the policy of containment
expand the power of the president
assert the role of Congress in military decisions
destroy North Vietnam's will to fight
16
What condition did many Vietnam Veterans suffer from that went untreated?
Depression
Concussions
PTS
Fear

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