CH 10/12: JFK/LBJ/Vietnam

American soldiers in Vietnam had to deal with

• a lack of training.

• surprise attacks and guerrilla warfare.

• poor military equipment.

• working side by side with Communists.

During the 1960s presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy promised to

• get the American economy moving again.

• cut back dramatically on military spending.

• win the Cold War against the Soviet Union.

• abolish the electoral college.

As Nixon withdrew American troops, he also

• sent troops into China.

• declared a cease-fire.

• expanded the war into Cambodia.

• stopped bombing North Vietnam.

During the 1960s presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy promised to

• get the American economy moving again.

• win the Cold War against the Soviet Union.

• cut back dramatically on military spending.

• abolish the electoral college.

The Soviets provoked Kennedy to quarantine Cuba by

• signing the Limited Test Ban Treaty.

• making a public ultimatum about Cuba.

• positioning missiles on Cuban soil.

• attacking American bases in Turkey.

The U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s expanded power of

• individuals to make more decisions.

• states to control in putting religion in schools.

• federal government to cut taxes.

• businesses to end strikes.

What principle, described by President Eisenhower, became associated with American involvement in Southeast Asia?

• containment

• dividing Vietnam

• the domino theory

• strengthening South Vietnam

Why was it difficult for Kennedy to support the government of Ngo Dihn Diem?

• Diem had been democratically elected as the leader by the Vietcong.

• Diem was a military dictator.

• Diem was not supported by his own people.

• Diem had honestly used American aid to carry out economic reforms.

What was one legacy of the Vietnam War?

• democracy for Laos and Cambodia

• a flood of refugees from Southeast Asia

• communist rule of Southeast Asia

• a more powerful American president

Why was the Selective Service System (the draft) criticized as another example of social injustice?

• It made it more difficult for willing volunteers to enlist in the service.

• It tended to ignore qualified black recruits in favor of less qualified whites.

• It was completely random with no consideration given to a recruit's qualifications.

• It resulted in recruitment of people from poor or working-class backgrounds.