1. Vietnam Test Review Mr. Williamson US History II

2. Test Format 20 Multiple Choice at 2 points each (40 points) 10 Matching at 2 points each (20 points) 6 Short Answer, you chose any 4 (3-4 sentences required) at 5 points each (20 points) 1 Document Based Question, 2 paragraphs required (10 points) 90 Points total

3. Review Game With your partner, write both of your names on the index card provided. Number your card 1-9, with the word BONUS following #9. You and your partner will have 20 seconds to answer the multiple-choice question. Team with the most correct answers will earn 3 extra credit points on tomorrow’s exam. All participants will receive 1 point. Good Luck!

4. Sample Question #1 A particular difficulty of the Vietnam War was determining: a. how to restore French power. b. who was the enemy. c. how America got involved. d. if the United Nations would intervene

5. Sample Question #2 In Vietnam, escalation of the war meant: a. bringing in United Nations troops as quickly as possible. b. providing financial aid to South Vietnam to fight the war. c. an immediate massive buildup of American troops. d. increasing American involvement in stages.

6. Sample Question #3 During the war in Vietnam, African- Americans a. served in segregated units that did not see combat. b. were not allowed to serve in the navy or the air force. c. had a higher probability of seeing combat than did other Americans. d. generally supported the war effort more than did other Americans.

7. Sample Question #4 The Tet offensive: a. ranks as one of the great success stories of American intelligence community. b. did not target American compounds. c. resulted in a resounding victory for the Vietcong. d. led Americans to believe that the war had ground to a stalemate

8. Sample Question #5 During his first term in office, Richard Nixon a. increased the number of American troops in Vietnam. b. withdrew all American ground troops from Vietnam. c. insisted that South Vietnam take more responsibility for the war. d. refused to negotiate with North Vietnam before the fighting stopped

9. Sample Question #6 In 1970, anti-war demonstrations led to the deaths of students at Kent State and: A. Ohio State B. Jackson State C. Southern University D. Jacksonville State

10. Sample Question #7 Massive antiwar demonstrations occurred in the United States in 1970 following the invasion of a. Cambodia. b. Laos. c. North Vietnam. d. Thailand.

11. Sample Question #8 The war in Vietnam a. destroyed the cold war consensus that had unified the United States since the late 1940s. b. cost more American lives than any other war in the nation’s history. c. was in effect an American victory because it prevented Laos and Cambodia from becoming communist. d. proved that the American strategy of containment could succeed in Asia as well as Europe.

12. Sample Question #9 Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Vietnam War? A. Johnson’s Great Society program suffers from underfunding B. Taxes are raised C. Age to vote is raised to 21 D. Congress and the public are split between hawks and doves

13. Sample Question - BONUS These two advisers to President Johnson believed the US needed to increase their military presence in Vietnam. Who are they?