McCarthyism

Question 1

In what year did the number of US troops in Vietnam reach 385,000 for the first time?

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1966

Question 2

As time went on, the number of troops in Vietnam .

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increased

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the American soldiers who served in Vietnam is correct?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Most of the soldiers came from working-class backgrounds.

Question 4

What does this excerpt tell you about the nature of the fighting in Vietnam?

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US troops had to move and fight the enemy on the ground.

Question 5

Using what you’ve just learned, select the reasons why American sentiment turned against the war in Vietnam over the course of the 1960s.Check all of the boxes that apply.

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More and more Americans were killed in Vietnam.; The enemy in Vietnam was unclear.; The draft disproportionately targeted low-income men.

Question 6

Which of the following tactics were used by people who protested the Vietnam War?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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participating in sit-ins; joining student groups like SDS; burning draft cards; marching on Washington, DC

Question 7

Which of these ideas were part of the hippie movement?Check any of the boxes that apply.

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peace and love; flower power; looking beyond traditional roles for women

Question 8

Take a close look at the lyrics to Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind,” and then answer the question.How does the song reflect the counterculture’s ideas?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The singer wishes for an end to conflict but does not know when it will come.

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