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Give Peace a Chance

Give Peace a Chance

Question 1 of 6

1

The United States became involved in Vietnam to stop the spread of _________.

Select one of the following:

  • Judaism

  • Democracy

  • Communism

  • Islam

Explanation

Question 2 of 6

1

President Nixon believed that a large number of Americans supported the war effort, but were not as vocal about the issue as the anti-war protesters. The term that he used to describe this group was the ________.

Select one of the following:

  • “Silent Majority”

  • “Quiet Masses”

  • “Mute Millions”

  • “Speechless”

Explanation

Question 3 of 6

1

What is the political theory that suggests if one nation falls to Communism, the neighboring nations will also fall to Communism?

Select one of the following:

  • Vietnamization

  • Domino Theory

  • Attrition Theory

  • Falling Effect

Explanation

Question 4 of 6

1

“Credibility gap” was the term used to describe:

Select one of the following:

  • Victory claims of the VietCong

  • Disagreements between the U.S. and its allies over U.S. involvement in Vietnam

  • The difference between the “Hawks” and “Doves”

  • The difference between what the U.S. government said was happening and what was actually happening in Vietnam

Explanation

Question 5 of 6

1

Many Americans were against the draft because they believed it

Select one of the following:

  • Unfairly targeted the poor and minorities.

  • Did not include women.

  • Forced young men to flee to Canada.

  • Did not raise the necessary number of troops.

Explanation

Question 6 of 6

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: Government documents that were released in 1971 that revealed the U.S. Government had misled Americans about the war

: Communist leader of North Vietnam who led the North Vietnamese in the war

: President who withdrew U.S. troops from Vietnam through “Vietnamization”

: President who passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam
Dove: American who opposed the Vietnam War

: American who supported the Vietnam War

: a person who is opposed to serving in the armed services for moral or religious reasons

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    Pentagon Papers
    Ho Chi Minh
    Richard Nixon
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Hawk
    Conscientious Objector

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