JFK, LBJ, and Vietnam War Review
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- Q1
What was the underlying goal of the Great Society?
To eliminate poverty
To spread American values
To defeat commnunism
To revive the economy
30s - Q2
Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War?
None of the above
To stop the spread of Communism in Asia
To create a new American colony
To defeat the Soviet Union in the field
30s - Q3
Which of the following were programs under JFK's New Frontier
The Creation of the Peace Corps
The Equal Pay Act
Increased funding for Space Exploration
All of them
30s - Q4
TRUE or FALSE: Both the New Deal and Great Society represented an active government that intervened in the lives of American citizens
False
True
30s - Q5
What was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
To begin World War III
A formal declaration of war
Increased presidential power for military force in Vietnam
The Americans pull out of Vietnam
30s - Q6
Which of the following was Nixon's policy for slowly pulling out American support and personel from Vietnam?
Americanization
Isolationism
Vietnamization
Communism
30s - Q7
Which of the following were the results of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
The Soviet Union began secretly sending soldiers into the Vietnam War
The Americans began to sneak soldiers behind North Vietnamese lines
The United States began a bombing offensive against Laos and Cambodia to root out Viet Cong supply trails
All of the above
30s - Q8
TRUE or FALSE: Medicaid, NOT Medicare, assists the elderly with health insurance and coverage
True
False
30s - Q9
What geopolitcal theory caused Americans to become involved with conflicts like those in Vietnam and Korea?
Manifest Destiny
Domino Theory
Isolationism
The Marshall Plan
30s - Q10
Which of the following tactics was used to root out guerilla fighters from Vietnamese jungles?
Traditional and full-on unlimited war
The use of agent orange and napalm
The threat of nuclear strikes
30s - Q11
TRUE or FALSE: Despite ultimately winning against the Tet Offensive, the American population became certain that Vietnam was an unwinnable war
False
True
30s - Q12
TRUE or FALSE: LBJ went against JFK's foreign policies and made the United States more isolationist
False
True
30s - Q13
Under which president were military incursions in Cambodia authorized during the Vietnam War?
Nixon
LBJ
Eisenhower
JFK
30s - Q14
Which of the following was a nickname for the Vietnam War?
America's First Automobile War
America's First Living Room War
America's First Radio War
30s - Q15
TRUE or FALSE: The Gulf of Tonkin allowed for President Johnson to get the United States military fully involved in the Vietnam War
False
True
30s