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After the United States withdrew from Vietnam in 1973,

A
fighting in the region ended, and North Vietnam finally abandoned Communism.
B
the fighting continued until Vietnam became united under a democratic government.
C
the fighting continued until Vietnam became united under a Communist government.
D
fighting in the region ended and South Vietnam remained a separate independent nation.
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The cease-fire that ended the Vietnam War resulted in

A
the withdrawal of all US assistance to South Vietnam.
B
the withdrawal of both US and North Vietnamese troops from South Vietnam.
C
the withdrawal of all US assistance to North Vietnam.
D
the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam and the release of American POWs.
3

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified during the Vietnam War,

A
resulted in the removal of US troops from Vietnam.
B
limited the power of the president to commit US forces.
C
repealed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
D
lowered the voting age to eighteen.
4

By 1970, Nixon and those who supported him believed that

A
the Vietnam War would soon end in a US victory.
B
the Vietnam War had become dangerous and unjustified.
C
a swift US withdrawal would leave the South Vietnamese floundering.
D
a gradual US withdrawal would simply prolong a war that the United States could not win.
5

Whom did Nixon refer to as the “silent majority”?

A
opponents of the Vietnam War
B
the Kent State protestors
C
supporters of the Vietnam War
D
those who had voted for him in 1968
6

Which of the following best describes President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization?

A
It was a plan to bring US troops home gradually.
B
It was a plan to stage a massive invasion of North Vietnam.
C
It was a strategy to rescue American POWs from the Vietnamese Communists.
D
It was a strategy to unite Vietnam under a Communist government.
7

Why did President Johnson decide not to run for reelection in 1968?

A
Public opposition to the Vietnam War had made him unpopular.
B
Public support for the Vietnam War had made him unpopular.
C
He had already served two terms as US president.
D
His speech at the Democratic National Convention had prompted violence.
8

Why did students at Kent State University in Ohio protest the bombing of Cambodia?

A
They thought it escalated a war that the United States was supposedly withdrawing from.
B
It showed that the US government had been working secretly in Vietnam for years.
C
They thought it would end the war too quickly.
D
It showed that Vietnamization was effective.
9

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

A
Anti-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.
B
Anti-war Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.
C
Pro-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.
D
Pro-civil rights Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.
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Which of the following names a piece of legislation that was passed at the beginning of the Vietnam War and repealed before its end?

A
the Vietnamization Act
B
the War Powers Resolution
C
the 1973 cease-fire
D
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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