Question

1. How did Richard Nixon initiate a new era in American politics? (5 points)
a. by attracting conservative Southern voters to the Republican Party
b. by freely giving up executive power that he believed was too great
c. by becoming the first Vice President to win a presidential election
d. by running as a successful third-party presidential candidate

3. Which group conducted the first protests against the Vietnam War? (5 points)
a. draft dodgers
b. military veterans
c. college students
d. black activists

4. What role did U.S. security forces play in Vietnam during the Kennedy administration? (5 points)
a. Combat troops fought the Vietcong and North Vietnamese.
b. U.S. planes conducted air strikes on Cambodian bases.
c. Military advisers supported the South Vietnamese army.
d. The CIA plotted to undermine the Diem government.

6. Which country controlled Vietnam prior to the Vietnam War? (5 points)
a. France
b. Soviet Union
c. Indochina
d. United States

7. What is the best definition of the term hawks? (5 points)
a. people who take part in violent anti-war protests
b. people who call for U.S. military intervention abroad
c. people who believe the president should have more power to wage war
d. people who fight in U.S. military conflicts in Southeast Asia

8. What was the policy of Vietnamization? (5 points)
a. South Vietnam joined with North Vietnam to create a unified country.
b. South Vietnam held free elections to establish its own government.
c. South Vietnam took on a greater military role in the conflict.
d. South Vietnam began a series of attacks against Cambodian communists.

9. Why were the Vietcong so successful against the United States? (5 points)
a. The Vietcong held the strategically important Ho Chi Minh Trail.
b. U.S. troops could not engage the Vietcong in traditional warfare.
c. Vietcong forces had superior weapons and military training.
d. U.S. soldiers falsely overestimated the Vietcong's abilities.

10. What was one criticism of the Vietnam-era draft system? (5 points)
a. It disproportionately affected working class young men and African Americans.
b. It unfairly prevented college students from pursuing their educations.
c. It applied only to young U.S. men and not to young U.S. women.
d. It gave too much control over deferments to federal rather than local officials.

Answer 1

6) a. France controlled Vietnam prior to the Vietnam War.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

7) b. people who call for U.S. military intervention abroad

Answer 5

1. C
3. C i think
4. A
6. A i think it also could be B because of soviet involvement
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. B

Answer 6

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Answer 7

no problem.. :)

Answer 8

#10 is not B