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Question 1

Why did South Vietnam need US assistance in the early 1960s?

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It was the site of a communist rebellion.

Question 2

What was one reason the draft was unpopular?

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Some people believed that the draft targeted poorer citizens.

Question 3

What was a result of early objections to the draft, the cost of the war, and the number of lives lost?

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People began protesting the war.

Question 4

In the 1950s and 1960s, US leaders feared that if they did not intervene, countries such as Vietnam would

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fall to communism.

Question 5

How did the United States increase its involvement in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

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It sent financial aid and US troops to South Vietnam.

Question 6

What did Americans who opposed the war in Vietnam want to know about the conflict? Choose four correct answers.

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When would American involvement in Vietnam end?; What were the objectives of the war?; When would the war be over?; What would it take to end the communist threat in Vietnam?

Question 7

What were the effects of Vietnam’s rebellion against France? Choose three correct answers.

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People worried that Vietnam would become communist.; The communist movement grew stronger in North Vietnam.; US leaders worried that other countries would fall to communism.

Question 8

Which value was more popular in the 1950s than the 1960s?

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respect for authority

Question 9

Question 10

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[Dropdown 1] a belief that if one country fell to communism, others would fall; a belief that if one country fell to communism, others would fall

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