Vietnam war and the Sixties

French imperialism - (2 things)

• motivated France to colonize Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as French Indochina

• motivated France to place Napoleon IV on the throne

• motivated France to recolonize Indochina after WW2

• motivated Vichy France to ally with the Axis Powers during WW2

Which of the following describes the way Vietnam was divided?

• A non-communist North supported by the United States

• A communist North supported by the USSR and China

• A non-communist South supported by the United States

• A communist South supported by the USSR and China

Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S.involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Reelection of Lyndon Johnson
• Passage of the War Powers Act
• Graphic coverage by television news
• Propaganda films by antiwar protestors

This individual won the Medal of Honor for unbelievable acts of bravery in Vietnam.

• Alvin York

• Vernon Baker

• Roy Benavidez

What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Battle Of Midway
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
• Bay of Pigs Invasion

What was the effect of the Tet Offensive in 1968?

• It turned more Americans against the War in Vietnam and shattered military confidence

• It caused Congress to pass the War Powers Act

• It led to Lyndon Johnson's resignation (quitting)

• It ended the Vietnam War in a US victory

What style of warfare did the Vietcong use to fight US technological superiority?

• Guerilla: Ambush and hit and run

• Trench: Large defensive trenches

• Aerial: Jet fighters and stealth bombers

• Traditional: Large waves of infantry

What was the difference between what the government said happened and what was actually happening called?

• Credibility Gap

• Government Fallacy Gap

• Yellow Journalism

• Muckraking

Hawk

• An organization of Vietnamese Communists and other nationalist groups that fought for Vietnamese independence from the French

• A group of Communist guerrillas who, with the help of North Vietnam, fought against the South Vietnamese government in the Vietnam War

• Americans who supported the Vietnam War

• Americans who opposed the Vietnam War

The case of Tinker v Des Moines was about issues related to the-

• 4th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 8th Amendment