The United States became involved in Vietnam to stop the spread of _________.
Answer
Judaism
Democracy
Communism
Islam
Question 2
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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 ________.
Answer
“Silent Majority”
“Quiet Masses”
“Mute Millions”
“Speechless”
Question 3
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What is the political theory that suggests if one nation falls to Communism, the neighboring nations will also fall to Communism?
Answer
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Attrition Theory
Falling Effect
Question 4
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“Credibility gap” was the term used to describe:
Answer
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
Question 5
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Many Americans were against the draft because they believed it
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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.
Question 6
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[blank_start]Pentagon Papers[blank_end]: Government documents that were released in 1971 that revealed the U.S. Government had misled Americans about the war
[blank_start]Ho Chi Minh[blank_end]: Communist leader of North Vietnam who led the North Vietnamese in the war
[blank_start]Richard Nixon[blank_end]: President who withdrew U.S. troops from Vietnam through “Vietnamization”
[blank_start]Lyndon B. Johnson[blank_end]: President who passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam
Dove: American who opposed the Vietnam War
[blank_start]Hawk[blank_end]: American who supported the Vietnam War
[blank_start]Conscientious Objector[blank_end]: a person who is opposed to serving in the armed services for moral or religious reasons