End of the War in Vietnam Answers

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By 1970, Nixon and those who supported him believed that

the Vietnam War would soon end in a US victory.

the Vietnam War had become dangerous and unjustified.

a swift US withdrawal would leave the South Vietnamese floundering.

a gradual US withdrawal would simply prolong a war that the United States could not win.

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Which of the following best describes the effect of the Vietnam War on the US economy?

The billions that the United States spent eventually caused a recession.

Massive government spending stimulated the economy.

The billions that the United States spent devastated the US economy until the early 1970s.

There was no real effect on the US economy due to the Vietnam War.

Which of the following names a piece of legislation that was passed at the beginning of the Vietnam War and repealed before its end?

the Vietnamization Act

the War Powers Resolution

the 1973 cease-fire

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was the target of protests by

pro-war Republicans.

pro-war Democrats.

anti-war Republicans.

anti-war Democrats.

Which of the following best describes the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago?

Anti-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.

Anti-war Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

Pro-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.

Pro-civil rights Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

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