TEKS US History High School - H.8.D: U.S. Involvement In Foreign Countries
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- Q1The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would -maintain the policy of détentepromote reconstruction after World War IIkeep communism from spreading throughout the regionfulfill prior United Nations obligations60sH.8.D: U.S. Involvement In Foreign Countries
- Q2Which of these best explains why worldwide reactions to U.S. involvement in Vietnam grew increasingly hostile during the late 1960s and early 1970s?The United States demanded the unconditional surrender of Ho Chi Minh.The United States was viewed as appeasing a brutal dictator.The United States ignored a United Nations Security Council resolution to cease hostilities.The United States was viewed as an aggressor invading an underdeveloped nation.30sH.8.D: U.S. Involvement In Foreign Countries
- Q3The domino theory, which provided the basis for U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent -the expansion of communism across Southeast Asiathe rise of China as a dominant economic powerthe loss of UN military bases in Asiathe inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact60sH.8.D: U.S. Involvement In Foreign Countries
- Q4Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?Peaceful coexistenceConstructive engagementDeterrenceContainment60sH.8.D: U.S. Involvement In Foreign Countries
- Q5What happened as a direct result of these recommendations?South Vietnamese leaders rejected military assistance.Soviet ground troops were deployed to Vietnam.U.S military involvement in Vietnam escalated.North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a ceasefire.60sH.8.D: U.S. Involvement In Foreign Countries
- Q6What was the overall goal of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?Users enter free textType an Answer30sH.8.D: U.S. Involvement In Foreign Countries