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The Vietnam War

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The 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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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?
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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?
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a. Most were young, working-class draftees.
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When fighting in Vietnam, American soldiers
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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?
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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?
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c. hippies
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Which nations provided military aid to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
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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?
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a. spreading Agent Orange
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During the Vietnam War, US troops had the advantage of
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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?
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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?
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c. It was where the Student for a Democratic Society was established.
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Americans who opposed the Vietnam War were called
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a. doves
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In 1965, the United States
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c. began escalating its commitment of troops to the war in Vietnam.