Chapter 29 "The Vietnam War Years"

Question 1

In 1971, the ? lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18.

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26th amendment

Question 2

Sent volunteers to developing countries to help with digging wells and building schools

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Peace Corps

Question 3

Occurred when American U-2 spy planes discovered Soviets installing nuclear missiles in Cuba

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 4

In the Vietnam War, much of the war was fought in the ? of South Vietnam.

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jungles and villages

Question 5

The ? requires the president to get congressional approval before committing U.S. troops.

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War Powers Act

Question 6

On ? missions U.S. patrols searched the jungles and small villages for hidden enemy camps.

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search-and-destroy

Question 7

On January 27, 1973, the U.S. signed the ? called the Paris Peace Accords.

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cease-fire

Question 8

What presidential candidate promised to restore order to the United States?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Question 9

One of the first people to walk on the moon

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Neil Armstrong

Question 10

Was the leader of the American ground forces in Vietnam

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William West Moreland

Question 11

emphasized individual freedom, nonviolence, and communal sharing.

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Hippies

Question 12

As the Vietnam War continued, growing numbers of ? began to criticize the war.

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Americans

Question 13

The fear that if one country became Communist, nearby countries would also

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The Domino Theory

Question 14

Society at home was divided between supporting the war and being against it, called

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doves vs hawks

Question 15

The ? Memorial is a black granite memorial listing the names of the dead and missing soldiers.

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Vietnam Veterans

Question 16

? was the strategy of allowing the South Vietnamese army to take over the fighting.

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Vietnamization

Question 17

As ? increased, support for the Vietnam War declined.

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casualties

Question 18

The ? Offensive was a series of surprise attacks all over South Vietnam.

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Tet

Question 19

Committed to the Cold War policy of stopping spread of communism

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John F. Kennedy

Question 20

Banned the testing of new nuclear weapons above ground

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Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Question 21

Cuban rebel who led a revolution against an unpopular dictator

Accepted Answer

Fidel Castro

Question 22

Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ?

Accepted Answer

Maya Ling Yin

Question 23

Students formed the ? where its members protested the draft and weapons used in Vietnam.

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Students for a Democratic Society

Question 24

committed the United States to total victory in Vietnam.

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LBJ

Question 25

Republican ? promised to bring “peace with honor” to Vietnam.

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Richard Nixon

Question 26

One of the leading Vietnamese nationalists

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Ho Chi Minh

Question 27

increased the president's power to use the military

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 28

A barrier of concrete and barbed wire between East and West Berlin

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The Berlin Wall

Question 29

Guerrilla forces supplied and funded by North Vietnamese Communists

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Vietcong

Question 30

National security adviser, ? helped create a plan to pull U.S. troops out of Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

Henry Kissinger

Chapter 29 "The Vietnam War Years"

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Chapter 29 "The Vietnam War Years"

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