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The 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
d. provided the president to deal with threats in Southeast Asia as he saw fit. |
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Which of the following best describes the "domino theory," which was used as a justification for US involvement in Vietnam? |
d. If a country falls to Communism, then its neighbors are also likely to do so. |
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Which of the following best describes the Americans who served as infantry soldiers in Vietnam? |
a. Most were young, working-class draftees. |
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When fighting in Vietnam, American soldiers |
b. destroyed huge jungle areas so the Vietnam Cong could not hide there. |
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Which of the following was a tactic used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War? |
b. disguising troops as civilians. |
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Which of the following is one of the terms often applied the members of the counterculture? |
c. hippies |
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Which nations provided military aid to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War? |
d. China and the Soviet Union |
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Which of the following was a tactic used by the US during the Vietnam War? |
a. spreading Agent Orange |
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During the Vietnam War, US troops had the advantage of |
d. superior firepower. |
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How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution lead to the escalation of US troops involvement in the Vietnam War? |
a. It gave the president the ability to send troops without specific approval of Congress. |
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Which of the following describes the importance of the University of Michigan to the 1960s antiwar movement? |
c. It was where the Student for a Democratic Society was established. |
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Americans who opposed the Vietnam War were called |
a. doves |
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In 1965, the United States |
c. began escalating its commitment of troops to the war in Vietnam. |
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