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Civil rights groups opposed the Vietnam War primarily because ________.

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  1. they supported the North Vietnamese and the communists

  2. the media had stopped covering the civil rights movement in order to cover the war news

  3. money that had been earmarked for social programs was diverted to military use

  4. they objected to the war on religious and pacifist grounds

  5. they wanted to prevent the reelection of President Lyndon Johnson

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Civil rights groups opposed the Vietnam War primarily because money that had been earmarked for social programs was diverted to military use.

Put the following events in order from oldest to most recent.
1) Geneva Accords
2) Tonkin Gulf
3) Dien Bien Phu
4) The Tet offensive
5) The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem

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  1. 2, 3, 4, 1, 5

  2. 4, 3, 2, 5, 1

  3. 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

  4. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5

  5. 2, 3, 5, 1, 4

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before the event, a set piece battle to draw out the Vietnamese and destroy them with superior firepower.

Which of the following spurred young people in the United States to push for the ratification of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?

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  1. Opposition to the Vietnam War

  2. Support for a Republican administration

  3. Concern for veterans' rights

  4. Commitment to civil rights for all Americans

  5. Determination to ensure equal rights for men and women

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Opposition to the Vietnam War.

The United States became politically involved in Vietnam immediately after _________.

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  1. France was defeated by the Vietminh

  2. China threatened Taiwan

  3. Great Britain partitioned India

  4. North Korea attacked South Korea

  5. Japan relinquished its control over Vietnam following World War II

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The United States became politically involved in Vietnam immediately after France was defeated by the Vietminh.

U.S. forces in Vietnam used Agent Orange primarily to ___________.

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  1. counteract the effects of poisons used by the Vietcong.

  2. camouflage movement in the jungle.

  3. interrogate Vietcong prisoners.

  4. destroy the natural cover used by the Vietcong guerrillas.

  5. prevent the diseases carried by the insects of Vietnam.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

U.S. forces in Vietnam used Agent Orange primarily to destroy the natural cover used by the Vietcong guerrillas.

Napalm, a focus of antiwar protests during the Vietnam War, was _________.

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  1. an explosive weapon that divided into parts, killing many people.

  2. a nerve gas that paralyzed the enemy.

  3. a drug used to interrogate prisoners.

  4. a weapon that burst into flames after adhering to its victim.

  5. a class of biological weapons that caused rare diseases.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Naplam a focus of antiwar protests was a weapon that burst into flames after adhering to its victim.a weapon that burst into flames after adhering to its victim.

Why did the Vietnamese build hundreds of miles of tunnels?

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  1. To hide from French soldiers

  2. To hide from American soldiers

  3. To prepare for military operations

  4. To live in them for months at a time

  5. All of the above

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Vietnamese build hundreds of miles of tunnels To hide from French soldiers,To hide from American soldiers,prepare for military operations.

The Pentagon Papers contained information on all of the following President except __________.

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  1. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  2. Richard Nixon.

  3. Lyndon Johnson.

  4. Jimmy Carter.

  5. John Kennedy.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Pentagon Papers contained information on all of the following President except  Jimmy Carter.

The Pentagon Papers provided a detailed accounting of U.S. involvement in ________.

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  1. the Vietnam War

  2. the Korean War

  3. the Cold War

  4. the Iran Contra Affair

  5. Watergate

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Married women exceeded single women in the work force after World War II.the Vietnam War.

Which of the following is TRUE about both the American Revolution and the Vietnam War?

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  1. The United States was victorious in both wars.

  2. Both were essentially wars against domination by an overseas power.

  3. Both were civil wars between North and South.

  4. Both the United States in 1779 and South Vietnam in 1972 received military support from France.

  5. Both were traditional wars fought by traditional armies.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

American Revolution and the Vietnam War both were essentially wars against domination by an overseas power.