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

A
It sent financial aid and US troops to South Vietnam.
B
It asked allies to send financial aid to North Vietnam.
C
It encouraged Vietnamese citizens to surrender to US soldiers.
D
It sent military advisers to North Vietnam.
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How did Vietnamization lead to the end of the war?

A
North Vietnam ran out of funds.
B
US troops surrendered.
C
South Vietnam fell.
D
President Nixon declared victory.
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What was a result of early objections to the draft, the cost of the war, and the number of lives lost?

A
Fewer soldiers were sent to war.
B
The draft ended immediately.
C
Military spending decreased.
D
People began protesting the war.
4

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

A
free self-expression
B
the pursuit of one’s own goals
C
the sharing of resources
D
respect for authority
5

In the 1960s, television, folk music, and music festivals helped spread

A
communist beliefs.
B
countercultural ideals.
C
traditional values.
D
war propaganda.
6

What was one reason the draft was unpopular?

A
Some people believed that the draft targeted poorer citizens.
B
Both men and women were drafted to serve in the war.
C
President Johnson was opposed to the draft.
D
US leaders believed that the draft slowed the war effort.
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What did Americans who opposed the war in Vietnam want to know about the conflict? Check all that apply.

A
When would the war be over?
B
What were the objectives of the war?
C
When would American involvement in Vietnam end?
D
What would it take to end the communist threat in Vietnam?
E
When would North Vietnam become communist?
8

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

A
ally with France.
B
ask their neighbors to become democratic.
C
fall to communism.
D
believe in the domino theory.
9

What did President Nixon believe about the American public in the 1970s?

A
Most Americans opposed the Vietnam War.
B
Most Americans disagreed with the counterculture.
C
Most Americans knew communism was not a threat.
D
Most Americans thought the draft was unfair.
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What was an effect of the Kent State massacre?

A
US troops withdrew from Vietnam.
B
Students stopped protesting.
C
Public support for the war decreased.
D
Government officials banned protests.
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Why did South Vietnam need US assistance in the early 1960s?

A
It needed help in its rebellion against the French.
B
It was the site of a communist rebellion.
C
It wanted to escalate the war in Vietnam.
D
It hoped to stop the spread of democracy in North Vietnam.
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What were the effects of Vietnam’s rebellion against France? Check all that apply.

A
The communist movement grew stronger in North Vietnam.
B
Neighboring countries fell to democracy.
C
US leaders worried that other countries would fall to communism.
D
People worried that Vietnam would become communist.
E
Ho Chi Minh lost control of the Vietnamese government.
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A
hippies
B
communists
C
deserters
D
criminals
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President Nixon’s plan to decrease US involvement in Vietnam included

A
the promotion of Americanization.
B
the hand-over of the war to South Vietnam.
C
the negotiation of a North Vietnam takeover.
D
the quick withdrawal of US troops.

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