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Why was the Bay of Pigs so damaging to the United States?

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Question 2

As the United States became more deeply entrenched in Vietnam under President Kennedy, the nation's political and military leaders remained confident that superior technology and firepower would subdue the enemy. They were wrong. Explain their initial understanding of the political situation in South Vietnam and how their assumptions about U.S. technological and military superiority had to be revised as the conflict there escalated.

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Question 3

How did candidates Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon differ on the central issue of the war in Vietnam in 1968?

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A)   Humphrey supported Johnson's policies, and Nixon pledged to use nuclear weapons.
B)   Humphrey promised to end the war immediately, and Nixon wanted to achieve an honorable end to the war.
C)   Nixon promised to end the war with honor, and Humphrey argued for further escalation.
D)   Nixon and Humphrey differed little on the central issue of Vietnam.

Question 4

What did the "Vietnamization" of the Vietnam War in 1968 demonstrate about the United States?

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A)   It had abandoned its goal of a democratic South Vietnam.
B)   It had decided not to oppose the new Communist leader in North Vietnam.
C)   It had decided to allow North and South Vietnam to begin peace talks without a U.S. representative at the conference.
D)   It now hoped to achieve its objective of a non-Communist South Vietnam by relying more heavily on the South Vietnamese.

Question 5

How did President Nixon and his national security advisor, Henry Kissinger, assess the deterioration of Soviet-Chinese relations?

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A)   They saw it as a dangerous step toward global warfare.
B)   They believed the United States could exploit the conflict between the nations.
C)   They believed it gave them cause to abandon the policy of containment.
D)   They viewed it as an impediment to the larger effort to achieve détente with the Soviet Union.

Question 6

What were the Pentagon Papers, which became public in 1971?

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A)   A secret government study critical of U.S. policy in Vietnam
B)   A collection of pro-war propaganda that had been funneled to the New York Times since 1964
C)   Top-secret military planning documents that had been leaked to North Vietnam
D)   A government study that ultimately increased public support for the war in Vietnam

Question 7

Why have the men and women who served in Vietnam generally been thought of as second-class veterans? Has this attitude changed in the years since the war ended? If so, how?

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Question 8

"In January I could only conclude that the precipitate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam would be a disaster not only for South Vietnam but for the United States and for the cause of peace. For the South Vietnamese, our precipitate withdrawal would inevitably allow the Communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the North 15 years before. . . .
For the United States, this first defeat in our Nation's history would result in a collapse of confidence in American leadership, not only in Asia but through-out the world. Three American Presidents have recognized the great stakes involved in Vietnam and understood what had to be done. . . .
For the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude.
-A nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allies and lets down its friends.
-Our defeat and humiliation in South Vietnam without question would promote recklessness in the councils of those great powers who have not yet abandoned their goals of world conquest.
-This would spark violence wherever our commitments help maintain the peace in the Middle East, in Berlin, eventually even in the Western Hemisphere. . . ."
Which of the following did President Nixon use to justify his policy of Vietnamization?

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A)   A continued presence would enable Communist violence.
B)   Vietnamization would strengthen allegiance to the United States among the Vietnamese.
C)   Immediate withdrawal would allow U.S. enemies to ally with South Vietnam.
D)   Immediate withdrawal would lead to increased violence in other places where the U.S. military was present.

Question 9

By early 1968, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara had come to what conclusion about the Vietnam War?

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A)   Ground war had been the wrong approach, and the United States should drop a nuclear bomb on North Vietnam.
B)   Intensified bombings would never convince the North Vietnamese to give up.
C)   Prisoners of war and civilians should be treated more harshly in order to demoralize the enemy.
D)   President Johnson had been waging the Vietnam War in a cynical effort to garner the votes of conservatives.

Question 10

The 1968 presidential candidacy of George C. Wallace attracted

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A)   both civil rights and antiwar activists.
B)   New Englanders in particular.
C)   those who were outraged by assaults on traditional values by students and others.
D)   black southerners who believed that the War on Poverty had stigmatized them.

Question 11

Who won the Democratic nomination for president in 1968?

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A)   George Wallace
B)   Hubert Humphrey
C)   Eugene McCarthy
D)   Spiro Agnew

Question 12

What events and U.S. actions helped turn the Vietnam conflict into America's war by the summer of 1965?

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Question 13

By 1968, the Vietnam War had

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A)   made refugees of nearly 30 percent of the South Vietnamese people.
B)   infused billions of American dollars into South Vietnamese industries.
C)   reduced the South Vietnamese government's dependence on foreign aid.
D)   resulted in the death of nearly 60 percent of the population of South Vietnam.

Question 14

The Peace Corps was launched by the Kennedy administration in 1961 to

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A)   quell domestic violence in America's major cities.
B)   teach third world countries' leaders about democracy.
C)   allow young Americans to work directly with the people in third world countries.
D)   establish a job program for the growing number of unemployed in the United States.

Question 15

Match the term with the definition.
-1967 conflict between Israel and the Arab nations of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. Israel attacked Egypt after Egypt had massed troops on its border and cut off the sea passage to Israel's southern port. Israel won a stunning victory, seizing territory that amounted to twice its original size.

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A)  Agent Orange
B)  Apollo program
C)  Bay of Pigs
D)  Berlin Wall
E)  Cuban missile crisisF) détenteG) Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionH) Helsinki accordsI) Peace CorpsJ) Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) K) Pentagon PapersL) Six-Day WarM) Tet Offensive

Question 16

By 1968, many Americans opposed the Vietnam War. Name three different groups of antiwar activists and explain how and why they opposed the war.

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Question 17

Which of the following describes the thirteen-day Cuban missile crisis of 1962?

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A)   It brought the world's two superpowers perilously close to nuclear war.
B)   It followed the accidental firing of a missile at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay.
C)   It severely weakened President Kennedy's international standing.
D)   It ended with Fidel Castro's promise to hold democratic elections in Cuba.

Question 18

Match the term with the definition.
-Term given to the easing of conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Nixon administration by focusing on issues of common concern, such as arms control and trade.

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A)  Agent Orange
B)  Apollo program
C)  Bay of Pigs
D)  Berlin Wall
E)  Cuban missile crisisF) détenteG) Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionH) Helsinki accordsI) Peace CorpsJ) Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) K) Pentagon PapersL) Six-Day WarM) Tet Offensive

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Why have the men and women who served in Vietnam generally been thought of as second-class veterans? Has this attitude changed in the years since the war ended? If so, how?

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By early 1968, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara had come to what conclusion about the Vietnam War?

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What were the Pentagon Papers, which became public in 1971?

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How did President Nixon and his national security advisor, Henry Kissinger, assess the deterioration of Soviet-Chinese relations?

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What events and U.S. actions helped turn the Vietnam conflict into America's war by the summer of 1965?

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Match the term with the definition. -Term given to the easing of conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Nixon administration by focusing on issues of common concern, such as arms control and trade.

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What did the "Vietnamization" of the Vietnam War in 1968 demonstrate about the United States?

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