Question 1

Which of the following was one of the practical arguments made by protesters against the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The war could not be won at a bearable cost. 
B)  No country has the right to interfere in the government of another. 
C)  The Vietnamese people had suffered unfairly. 
D)  The logic driving the Cold War was fundamentally unsound. 
A)  The war could not be won at a bearable cost. 
B)  No country has the right to interfere in the government of another. 
C)  The Vietnamese people had suffered unfairly. 
D)  The logic driving the Cold War was fundamentally unsound. A

Question 2

The 1968 presidential candidacy of George C.Wallace attracted

Accepted Answer

A)  both civil rights and antiwar activists. 
B)  New Englanders in particular. 
C)  those who were outraged by assaults on traditional values by students and others. 
D)  black southerners who believed that the War on Poverty had stigmatized them. 
A)  both civil rights and antiwar activists. 
B)  New Englanders in particular. 
C)  those who were outraged by assaults on traditional values by students and others. 
D)  black southerners who believed that the War on Poverty had stigmatized them. C

Question 3

What led Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliable information that North Vietnamese gunboats had fired on two U.S.destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin 
B)  Unconfirmed information that North Vietnamese gunboats had fired on two U.S.destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin 
C)  The destruction of two U.S.ships by the Chinese in the Gulf of Tonkin 
D)  A fabricated story about an attack on U.S.naval vessels by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin 
A)  Reliable information that North Vietnamese gunboats had fired on two U.S.destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin 
B)  Unconfirmed information that North Vietnamese gunboats had fired on two U.S.destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin 
C)  The destruction of two U.S.ships by the Chinese in the Gulf of Tonkin 
D)  A fabricated story about an attack on U.S.naval vessels by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin B

Question 4

Why did American military officials begin calculating their progress in body counts and kill ratios in Vietnam in 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  A delegation of American soldiers had asked for concrete measures that they could readily understand. 
B)  It was impossible to measure military success based on territory seized. 
C)  They did not want to reveal the unprecedented number of soldiers they were losing. 
D)  It was the only way they could distinguish between military and civilian deaths. 
A)  A delegation of American soldiers had asked for concrete measures that they could readily understand. 
B)  It was impossible to measure military success based on territory seized. 
C)  They did not want to reveal the unprecedented number of soldiers they were losing. 
D)  It was the only way they could distinguish between military and civilian deaths.

Question 5

Who won the Democratic nomination for president in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Wallace 
B)  Hubert Humphrey 
C)  Eugene McCarthy 
D)  Spiro Agnew 
A)  George Wallace 
B)  Hubert Humphrey 
C)  Eugene McCarthy 
D)  Spiro Agnew

Question 6

Who organized the first major protest in the United States against the Vietnam War in April 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
B)  Students for a Democratic Society 
C)  The National Organization for Women 
D)  The Communist party 
A)  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
B)  Students for a Democratic Society 
C)  The National Organization for Women 
D)  The Communist party

Question 7

What was the impact of the American movement to stop the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It got most American adults involved in politics for the first time. 
B)  It created domestic problems that distracted the Johnson administration and prolonged the war. 
C)  It brought the war to the center of media attention and severely limited the Johnson administration's options. 
D)  It upset the majority of Americans and spurred massive protests to show widespread support for Cold War objectives. 
A)  It got most American adults involved in politics for the first time. 
B)  It created domestic problems that distracted the Johnson administration and prolonged the war. 
C)  It brought the war to the center of media attention and severely limited the Johnson administration's options. 
D)  It upset the majority of Americans and spurred massive protests to show widespread support for Cold War objectives.

Question 8

Who constituted about 80 percent of American troops in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle-class Americans 
B)  Upper-class Americans 
C)  Poor and working-class Americans 
D)  African Americans 
A)  Middle-class Americans 
B)  Upper-class Americans 
C)  Poor and working-class Americans 
D)  African Americans

Question 9

What made the Tet Offensive an important turning point for President Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  It revealed that he had ignored intelligence that warned the attack was imminent. 
B)  It revealed his inexperience with military matters and lost him support in the Pentagon. 
C)  It underscored the credibility gap between official statements and the war's actual progress. 
D)  It forced the president to cancel a planned visit to South Vietnam to discuss a cease-fire. 
A)  It revealed that he had ignored intelligence that warned the attack was imminent. 
B)  It revealed his inexperience with military matters and lost him support in the Pentagon. 
C)  It underscored the credibility gap between official statements and the war's actual progress. 
D)  It forced the president to cancel a planned visit to South Vietnam to discuss a cease-fire.

Question 10

From 1969 to 1972,Nixon and Kissinger pursued a three-pronged approach to Vietnam that included

Accepted Answer

A)  the payment of millions of dollars of aid to the North Vietnamese. 
B)  the replacement of U.S.forces with intensified bombing. 
C)  a decrease in the bombing of North Vietnam in order to foster goodwill for negotiations. 
D)  an intensive propaganda campaign in South Vietnamese newspapers and television. 
A)  the payment of millions of dollars of aid to the North Vietnamese. 
B)  the replacement of U.S.forces with intensified bombing. 
C)  a decrease in the bombing of North Vietnam in order to foster goodwill for negotiations. 
D)  an intensive propaganda campaign in South Vietnamese newspapers and television.

Question 11

Which statement describes most veterans who returned home to the United States after the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were satisfied with and proud of the job they had done in Southeast Asia and happy to return home. 
B)  They felt betrayed by the government for not allowing them to win the war,and by their countrymen for their lack of support for the war. 
C)  They became some of the primary organizers of antiwar protests and riots in major cities and on many college campuses. 
D)  They became politically active in support of laws that would control U.S.involvement in foreign conflicts. 
A)  They were satisfied with and proud of the job they had done in Southeast Asia and happy to return home. 
B)  They felt betrayed by the government for not allowing them to win the war,and by their countrymen for their lack of support for the war. 
C)  They became some of the primary organizers of antiwar protests and riots in major cities and on many college campuses. 
D)  They became politically active in support of laws that would control U.S.involvement in foreign conflicts.

Question 12

What was Agent Orange?

Accepted Answer

A)  A chemical agent deployed by the United States during the Vietnam War 
B)  A chemical agent deployed by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War 
C)  The name of the most successful U.S.mission during the Vietnam War 
D)  A nickname U.S.soldiers called President Nixon during the Vietnam War 
A)  A chemical agent deployed by the United States during the Vietnam War 
B)  A chemical agent deployed by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War 
C)  The name of the most successful U.S.mission during the Vietnam War 
D)  A nickname U.S.soldiers called President Nixon during the Vietnam War

Question 13

Which of the following statements describes President Kennedy's flexible-response strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed him to choose between sending the National Guard and sending the regular army into situations requiring military force. 
B)  It gave Congress the option to choose between raising and lowering defense spending. 
C)  It met his demand for a wider choice than humiliation or all-out nuclear action. 
D)  It pertained to the number of missiles the United States would launch in response to a Soviet attack. 
A)  It allowed him to choose between sending the National Guard and sending the regular army into situations requiring military force. 
B)  It gave Congress the option to choose between raising and lowering defense spending. 
C)  It met his demand for a wider choice than humiliation or all-out nuclear action. 
D)  It pertained to the number of missiles the United States would launch in response to a Soviet attack.

Question 14

The purpose of the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was to

Accepted Answer

A)  authorize the president to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. 
B)  empower the House of Representatives to pass all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the United States. 
C)  permit the Senate to pass all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the United States. 
D)  acknowledge the president's authority to issue a declaration of war without the consent of Congress in an emergency situation. 
A)  authorize the president to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. 
B)  empower the House of Representatives to pass all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the United States. 
C)  permit the Senate to pass all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the United States. 
D)  acknowledge the president's authority to issue a declaration of war without the consent of Congress in an emergency situation.

Question 15

Why did the U.S.military adjust its personnel assignments in Vietnam in 1966?

Accepted Answer

A)  A high number of North Vietnamese soldiers were being killed in battle. 
B)  There was a disproportionately high death rate among white soldiers who were serving in Vietnam. 
C)  There was a disproportionately high death rate among black soldiers who were serving in Vietnam. 
D)  More officers than enlisted men were being killed in combat in Vietnam. 
A)  A high number of North Vietnamese soldiers were being killed in battle. 
B)  There was a disproportionately high death rate among white soldiers who were serving in Vietnam. 
C)  There was a disproportionately high death rate among black soldiers who were serving in Vietnam. 
D)  More officers than enlisted men were being killed in combat in Vietnam.

Question 16

How did the Soviet Union respond to increased U.S.production of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)and the American nuclear buildup in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  It backed down,pledging to limit its ICBM program. 
B)  It stepped up its own ICBM program. 
C)  It declared war on the United States. 
D)  It relinquished control of its Eastern European satellite countries. 
A)  It backed down,pledging to limit its ICBM program. 
B)  It stepped up its own ICBM program. 
C)  It declared war on the United States. 
D)  It relinquished control of its Eastern European satellite countries.

Question 17

What were the Pentagon Papers,which became public in 1971?

Accepted Answer

A)  A secret government study critical of U.S.policy in Vietnam 
B)  A collection of pro-war propaganda that had been funneled to the New York Times since 1964 
C)  Top-secret military planning documents that had been leaked to North Vietnam 
D)  A government study that ultimately increased public support for the war in Vietnam 
A)  A secret government study critical of U.S.policy in Vietnam 
B)  A collection of pro-war propaganda that had been funneled to the New York Times since 1964 
C)  Top-secret military planning documents that had been leaked to North Vietnam 
D)  A government study that ultimately increased public support for the war in Vietnam

Question 18

How did the Cuban missile crisis affect the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev?

Accepted Answer

A)  It left him more powerful than ever in the Soviet Union. 
B)  It contributed to his fall from power two years later. 
C)  It encouraged him to hold open elections to determine his successor. 
D)  It allowed him to pass a number of reform measures. 
A)  It left him more powerful than ever in the Soviet Union. 
B)  It contributed to his fall from power two years later. 
C)  It encouraged him to hold open elections to determine his successor. 
D)  It allowed him to pass a number of reform measures.

Question 19

By 1968,the Vietnam War had

Accepted Answer

A)  made refugees of nearly 30 percent of the South Vietnamese people. 
B)  infused billions of American dollars into South Vietnamese industries. 
C)  reduced the South Vietnamese government's dependence on foreign aid. 
D)  resulted in the death of nearly 60 percent of the population of South Vietnam. 
A)  made refugees of nearly 30 percent of the South Vietnamese people. 
B)  infused billions of American dollars into South Vietnamese industries. 
C)  reduced the South Vietnamese government's dependence on foreign aid. 
D)  resulted in the death of nearly 60 percent of the population of South Vietnam.

Question 20

"In January I could only conclude that the precipitate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam would be a disaster not only for South Vietnam but for the United States and for the cause of peace. For the South Vietnamese,our precipitate withdrawal would inevitably allow the Communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the North 15 years before....
For the United States,this first defeat in our Nation's history would result in a collapse of confidence in American leadership,not only in Asia but through-out the world.Three American Presidents have recognized the great stakes involved in Vietnam and understood what had to be done....
For the future of peace,precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude.
-A nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allies and lets down its friends.
-Our defeat and humiliation in South Vietnam without question would promote recklessness in the councils of those great powers who have not yet abandoned their goals of world conquest.
-This would spark violence wherever our commitments help maintain the peace in the Middle East,in Berlin,eventually even in the Western Hemisphere...."
Which of the following did President Nixon use to justify his policy of Vietnamization?

Accepted Answer

A)  A continued presence would enable Communist violence. 
B)  Vietnamization would strengthen allegiance to the United States among the Vietnamese. 
C)  Immediate withdrawal would allow U.S.enemies to ally with South Vietnam. 
D)  Immediate withdrawal would lead to increased violence in other places where the U.S.military was present. 
A)  A continued presence would enable Communist violence. 
B)  Vietnamization would strengthen allegiance to the United States among the Vietnamese. 
C)  Immediate withdrawal would allow U.S.enemies to ally with South Vietnam. 
D)  Immediate withdrawal would lead to increased violence in other places where the U.S.military was present.

Which of the following was one of the practical arguments made by protesters against the Vietnam War?

The 1968 presidential candidacy of George C.Wallace attracted

What led Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?

Why did American military officials begin calculating their progress in body counts and kill ratios in Vietnam in 1965?

Who won the Democratic nomination for president in 1968?

Who organized the first major protest in the United States against the Vietnam War in April 1965?

What was the impact of the American movement to stop the Vietnam War?

Who constituted about 80 percent of American troops in Vietnam?

What made the Tet Offensive an important turning point for President Johnson?

From 1969 to 1972,Nixon and Kissinger pursued a three-pronged approach to Vietnam that included

Which statement describes most veterans who returned home to the United States after the Vietnam War?

What was Agent Orange?

Which of the following statements describes President Kennedy's flexible-response strategy?

The purpose of the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was to

Why did the U.S.military adjust its personnel assignments in Vietnam in 1966?

How did the Soviet Union respond to increased U.S.production of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)and the American nuclear buildup in Europe?

What were the Pentagon Papers,which became public in 1971?

How did the Cuban missile crisis affect the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev?

By 1968,the Vietnam War had

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Exam 14: Confronting Limits, 1961-1979

Which of the following was one of the practical arguments made by protesters against the Vietnam War?

The 1968 presidential candidacy of George C.Wallace attracted

What led Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?

Why did American military officials begin calculating their progress in body counts and kill ratios in Vietnam in 1965?

Who won the Democratic nomination for president in 1968?

Who organized the first major protest in the United States against the Vietnam War in April 1965?

What was the impact of the American movement to stop the Vietnam War?

Who constituted about 80 percent of American troops in Vietnam?

What made the Tet Offensive an important turning point for President Johnson?

From 1969 to 1972,Nixon and Kissinger pursued a three-pronged approach to Vietnam that included

Which statement describes most veterans who returned home to the United States after the Vietnam War?

What was Agent Orange?

Which of the following statements describes President Kennedy's flexible-response strategy?

The purpose of the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was to

Why did the U.S.military adjust its personnel assignments in Vietnam in 1966?

How did the Soviet Union respond to increased U.S.production of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)and the American nuclear buildup in Europe?

What were the Pentagon Papers,which became public in 1971?

How did the Cuban missile crisis affect the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev?

By 1968,the Vietnam War had

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