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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an attempt to prevent another prolonged, undeclared war like the Vietnam conflict?Nixon DoctrineWar Powers ActTonkin Gulf ResolutionParis Accords - 2. Multiple ChoiceHow did President Richard Nixon expand the Vietnam conflict?by signing a mutual defense treaty with Chinaby bombing enemy troops in surrounding Asian nationsby placing a trade embargo on surrounding Asian nationsby sending troops to Taiwan without legislative approva
- 3. Multiple ChoiceVietnamization was a policy advanced by Richard Nixon. What was its purpose?to increase American forces in Vietnamto decrease American forces in Vietnamto increase friendly Chinese forces in Vietnamto overwhelm the Viet Cong with U.S. forces
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following brought about the end of U.S. soldiers fighting in Vietnam and allowed our troops to come home?Paris Peace AccordsCase-Churchill Amendmentnew government in South Vietnamthe capture of the capital, Saigon
- 5. Multiple ChoiceDuring the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?All U.S. civilians were evacuated from Vietnam.Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in ParisThe U.S. government deployed more troops to Vietnam.South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich conclusion can be drawn from a study of the Vietnam War?Foreign policy can be altered by public opinion.The policy of containment was successful.Military superiority ensures military victory.The power of the president is reduced during wartime.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one domestic result of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War?Improved relations between youth and the older generationIncreased faith in militarism as a foreign policyIncreased attention to social programsGreater public distrust of government policies
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Camp David Accords negotiated during President Jimmy Carter's administration were an attempt toestablish peace in the Middle East.end rapidly inflating oil prices.encourage the use of solar and other clean energy sources.decrease United States control of the Panama Canal
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Camp David Accords promoted by President Jimmy Carter were significant because they representedthe end of the Vietnam Wara lasting arms-reduction treatythe first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nationthe establishment of a worldwide human rights policy on the issue of statehood
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn 1979, the Iran Hostage Crisis involved a mob of Islamist revolutionaries who overran the U.S. embassy and took embassy workers hostage in protest ofU.S. detainment of Iranian diplomats in New York on charges of espionagethe sale of U.S. military equipment to Iraq.U.S. naval movements in the Strait of Hormuz.perceived attempts by the United States to undermine the Iranian Revolution.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceUnited States involvement in the Vietnam War was based in part on a desire toprotect American business interests in China.ensure access to an adequate supply of oil from the Middle Eastcontain communism in Southeast Asia.prevent renewed Japanese expansionism in the Pacific
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Domino Theory, popular in the 1950s and 1960s, assumed the expansion ofSoviet influence into Chinacommunism into Southeast AsiaSouth African apartheid into other African nations.totalitarianism throughout Latin America.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major reason why President Lyndon B. Johnson decided not to run for reelection in 1968?His Vietnam War policies had reduced his popularity with votersMost Americans were unhappy with his failure to establish social reforms.He was threatened with impeachment for government scandals.He was constitutionally ineligible to hold a third term as president
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Berkeley demonstrations, riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and the Kent State protest all reflected student disapproval ofthe unequal status of womenthe Vietnam War.racial segregation.increases in college tuition.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe television coverage of the Vietnam War illustrates thatthe American people, on the basis of the information they receive, can influence government policy.government can limit freedom of the press in times of national crisis.public opinion is rarely affected by the news media.the news media can be trusted to portray events accurately.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich action did President Gerald Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?He declined to run for re-electionHe declared a new war on urban poverty.He pardoned Richard Nixon.He asked Congress to impeach Richard Nixon.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe presidency of Gerald Ford was unique because heresigned from the office of president.ran for office as a nonpartisan candidatewon the office by running on a third-party ticket.was not elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich principle was most weakened as a result of the Watergate controversy?Judicial reviewStates' rightsCongressional immunityExecutive privilege
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major result of the Watergate controversy?The vice president was forced to resign.Three Supreme Court justices resigned.The president resigned from office.The Congressional Minority Whip resigned.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe resolution of the Watergate Affair is significant because it reinforced the idea thatthe Supreme Court is reluctant to make decisions about matters involving the presidencythe United States has a government based on laws, not on individuals.the chief executive has nearly unlimited powers, but only during wartime.Congress is not effective in dealing with a constitutional crisis.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Watergate investigation during President Richard Nixon's administration demonstrated thatimpeachment is the only way for a president to leave officeCongress had lost much of its power and influence.separation of powers works effectively.the military has a great influence over government.
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