Why was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty significant?

Showed US, Soviets & G. Brit were serious about disarmament

Why did Nixon order the invasion of Cambodia?

Clear out the Vietcong supply centers & No Vietnamese

Which outcome had the GREATEST IMPACT b/w the U.S. & USSR b/c of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

U.S. agreeing never to invade Cuba

Why did Cuba pose a threat to American security during the Cold War?

Castro declared himself a communist

What was the CAUSE of Gulf of Tonkin incident that Pres. LBJ omitted to tell Americans?

North Vietnamese were acting in self-defense

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Why was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty significant?
Demonstrated that the US & USSR did not trust each other
Led to Krushchev's decision to put missiles in Cuba
Showed US, Soviets & G. Brit were serious about disarmament
It ended the Cold War.
2
Why did Nixon order the invasion of Cambodia?
Find Ho Chi Minh
Clear out the Vietcong supply centers & No Vietnamese
Destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trial
Stop invasion of So Vietnam by Cambodian troops
3
Called for a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops & led to a more active combat role for Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Vietnamization
Pentagon Papers
War Powers Act
4
Which document gave LBJ authority " take all necessary measures" in Vietnam & started the war?
Pentagon Papers
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
War Powers Act
Tet Offensive
5
Which of the following was the MOSTdamaging to LBJ's administration?
Pentagon Papers
Gulf of Tonkin
Tet Offensive
Great Society
6
What led to Pres. LBJ's "credibility gap" & was considered a loss in the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Operation Rolling Thuner
Tet Offensive
Pentagon Papers
7
Which outcome had the GREATEST IMPACT b/w the U.S. & USSR b/c of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Russian decision not to run the U.S. naval blockade
U.S. agreeing never to invade Cuba
The creation of a hotline b/w the U.S. & U.S.S.R.
U.S. decision to remove missiles from Turkey
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Why did Cuba pose a threat to American security during the Cold War?
Castro accepted economic aid from the USSR
There was an exodus of Cubans leaving Cuba
Castro declared himself a communist
Castro planned to attack the U.S.
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What was the CAUSE of Gulf of Tonkin incident that Pres. LBJ omitted to tell Americans?
North Vietnamese provoked the attck
North Vietnamese were acting in self-defense
Diem wanted the U.S. govt. to get involved
The USS Maddox was acting in self-defense
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What is the name of the communist guerrilla group in South Vietnam?
Minh
Vietminh
Vietcong
Diem

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