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The cease-fire that ended the Vietnam War resulted in

A
the withdrawal of all US assistance to South Vietnam.
B
the withdrawal of all US assistance to North Vietnam.
C
the withdrawal of both US and North Vietnamese troops from South Vietnam.
D
the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam and the release of American POWs.
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Which best describes President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization?

A
It was a plan to bring US troops home gradually.
B
It was a strategy to rescue American POWs from the Vietnamese Communists.
C
It was a plan to stage a massive invasion of North Vietnam.
D
It was a strategy to unite Vietnam under a Communist government.
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By 1970, Nixon and those who supported him believed that

A
the Vietnam War had become dangerous and unjustified.
B
the Vietnam War would soon end in a US victory.
C
a gradual US withdrawal would simply prolong a war that the United States could not win.
D
a swift US withdrawal would leave the South Vietnamese floundering.
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Which best describes the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago?

A
Pro-civil rights Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.
B
Anti-war Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.
C
Anti-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.
D
Pro-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.
5

Why did President Johnson decide not to run for reelection in 1968?

A
His speech at the Democratic National Convention had prompted violence.
B
Public support for the Vietnam War had made him unpopular.
C
He had already served two terms as US president.
D
Public opposition to the Vietnam War had made him unpopular.
6

Which of these was an important reason that Richard Nixon won the presidency in 1968?

A
He had political views and strategies that were liberal.
B
He belonged to the same political party as Johnson.
C
He promised to end the Vietnam War.
D
He had served as Johnson’s vice president.
7

After the United States withdrew from Vietnam in 1973,

A
fighting in the region ended, and North Vietnam finally abandoned Communism.
B
fighting in the region ended and South Vietnam remained a separate independent nation.
C
the fighting continued until Vietnam became united under a democratic government.
D
the fighting continued until Vietnam became united under a Communist government.
8

The 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy

A
caused the Democrats to cancel their national convention.
B
finally brought about an end to the Vietnam War.
C
robbed anti-war Americans of their leading candidate.
D
left Richard Nixon as the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Whom did Nixon refer to as the “silent majority”?

A
the Kent State protestors
B
opponents of the Vietnam War
C
supporters of the Vietnam War
D
those who had voted for him in 1968
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The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was the target of protests by

A
pro-war Democrats.
B
anti-war Democrats.
C
anti-war Republicans.
D
pro-war Republicans.

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