Ending the Vietnam Conflict Answers

Which statements about general public opinion of the Vietnam War in 1970 are correct? Select three options.Most Americans did not have an opinion about the war.A small minority wanted to send more troops to Vietnam.Some Americans wanted to withdraw troops immediately.More Americans were opposed to the war than were in favor of it.A majority of Americans did not want to have a timeframe for withdrawing troops.

In what way did the Kent State Massacre affect Americans?

Which was a result of the South Vietnamese surrender?

Which event marked the end of the Vietnam War?

What was Vietnam’s most significant challenge after the war?

Which change occurred in Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War?

Which group suffered the most deaths during the Vietnam War?

Read the excerpt from President Lyndon Johnson’s speech in 1968.There is division in the American house now. There is divisiveness among us all tonight. And holding the trust that is mine, as President of all the people, I cannot disregard the peril of the progress of the American people and the hope and the prospect of peace for all peoples, so I would ask all Americans whatever their personal interest or concern to guard against divisiveness and all of its ugly consequences. . . .With America's sons in the fields far away, with America's future under challenge right here at home, with our hopes and the world's hopes for peace in the balance every day, I do not believe that I should devote an hour or a day of my time to any personal partisan causes or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office—the Presidency of your country. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.

Study the graph of US military deaths in Vietnam.Based on the graph, what was a probable cause of growing Vietnam War protests toward the end of the 1960s?

Why did the Tet Offensive cause American support for the war to fade?