
JFK, LBJ, and Vietnam War Review
Quiz by Mr. Salmons
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What was the underlying goal of the Great Society?
Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War?
Which of the following were programs under JFK's New Frontier
TRUE or FALSE: Both the New Deal and Great Society represented an active government that intervened in the lives of American citizens
What was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
Which of the following was Nixon's policy for slowly pulling out American support and personel from Vietnam?
Which of the following were the results of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
TRUE or FALSE: Medicaid, NOT Medicare, assists the elderly with health insurance and coverage
What geopolitcal theory caused Americans to become involved with conflicts like those in Vietnam and Korea?
Which of the following tactics was used to root out guerilla fighters from Vietnamese jungles?
TRUE or FALSE: Despite ultimately winning against the Tet Offensive, the American population became certain that Vietnam was an unwinnable war
TRUE or FALSE: LBJ went against JFK's foreign policies and made the United States more isolationist
Under which president were military incursions in Cambodia authorized during the Vietnam War?
Which of the following was a nickname for the Vietnam War?
TRUE or FALSE: The Gulf of Tonkin allowed for President Johnson to get the United States military fully involved in the Vietnam War
How did Television impact public perception of the Vietnam War
Which of the following were reasons for Americans losing support for the Vietnam War?
Which of the following tactics was used to combat allegations of unfair drafting?
Which of the following amendments was ratified to decreased the voting age?
Which of the following frontiers was the main focal point of JFK's New Frontier?
TRUE or FALSE: The baby boomer generation was far less politically and socially active than the generation prior
TRUE or FALSE: The Bay of Pigs invasion was to remove Soviet Missiles from Cuba?
How did the draft and Vietnam War impact the voting age?
In contrast to the conformity of the 1950s, the 1960s was characterized by a steep rise in _______________
During what event was JFK involved in that nearly sent the world into full nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?