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8.5 Vietnam War

8.5 Vietnam War

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Which was the primary cause of US involvement in the Vietnam War?

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American fear of Communist expansion in Asia

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the North Korean invasion of South Vietnam

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the Soviet use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam

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religious differences between North and South Vietnam

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The theory illustrated above represents one reason why the US continued to support

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the Good Neighbor Policy

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a policy of Isolationism

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a policy of Containment

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the Strategic Arms Limitation Talk

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The domino theory was used to justify United States involvement in the

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War on Poverty

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Berlin Airlift

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Bosnian Crisis

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Vietnam War

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Multiple Choice

>> The answer isn't on the previous page, BUT if you use your common sense and the topic you are learning about I bet you can get the right answer. <<

The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified because of the belief that -

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college enrollment should qualify a person to make good decisions when voting

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young adults should be allowed o vote when they are old enough to live independently

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voting rights should be granted when a person obtains a driver's licesnse

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people old enough to be drafted to fight in a war should be allowed to vote

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During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet Offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?

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all US civilians were evacuated form Vietnam

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peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris

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the US government deployed more troops to Vietnam

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South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam

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The event described in the headline resulted in

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decreased federal funding of student loans

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increased support for the antiwar movement

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the reinstatement of the draft

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an end to federal investigations of student organizations

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What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?

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rulings issued by the Supreme Court that banned deployment of US combat forces without a declaration of war

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fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East would require the US to defend Israel

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decisions made by the executive branch during the Korean and Vietnam Wars

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limits on the authority of the chief executive impose by an international tribunal

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During the Cold War the largest portion of the US government's budget was spend on

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highway construction

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social programs

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public education

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national defense

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>> SLOW UP. The answer isn't on the previous slides. You should be able to X the 3 wrong answers & the right answer is like "that makes sense."

Which situation was a result of the Vietnam War?

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South Vietnam was able to maintain its noncommunist status

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the United States questioned its role as a police officer of the world

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Richard Nixon as forced to resign the presidenc

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the War Powers Act was repealed by Congress

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Match the following

Fall of Saigon

Agent Orange

26th Amendment

Ho Chi Minh

Kent State shooting

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Reorder the following

Vietnam declares their Independence & France leaves Indochina

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US sends in advisors

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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US escalates by putting boots on the ground

Tet Offensive

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the US becomes more disillusioned with their ability to win the war

Peace Talks

South Vietnam & the capital, Saigon falls to Communism

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