Fall of Vietnam Answers

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How did the Twenty-sixth Amendment affect the concerns of young people during the Vietnam War?

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It ended the draft, which was one of young people’s major demands.
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It gave the president unlimited power to increase the draft.
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It lowered the voting age, which helped make young people less skeptical.
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It limited the president’s powers to increase the draft.
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Which occurred after US troops withdrew from South Vietnam?

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Vietnam was united under a democratic government.
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Fighting ended between North and South Vietnam.
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South Vietnamese forces liberated Hanoi.
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South Vietnam surrendered after Saigon fell.
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In June of 1971, which event increased the credibility gap and antiwar protests?

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the massacre of civilians at My Lai
B
the killing of four students at Kent State University
C
the leaking of the Pentagon Papers to the press
D
the bombing of Viet Cong bases in Cambodia
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After Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968, he attributed his victory to

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the withdrawal of troops from South Vietnam.
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the support of antiwar activists.
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the support of the “silent majority.”
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the success of his policies in Vietnam.
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All US troops had left South Vietnam by

A
Christmas of 1972.
B
January of 1973.
C
the end of March, 1973.
D
the end of 1973.
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Which best describes the main goal of those who opposed the Vietnam War in 1969?

A
the end of antiwar demonstrations in the United States
B
immediate withdrawal of US troops from South Vietnam
C
a thorough investigation of the 1968 My Lai Massacre
D
an honorable peace that would keep South Vietnam strong
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How many American soldiers died during the Vietnam War?

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more than 50,000
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more than 100,000
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more than 200,000
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more than 1,000,000
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It was a strategy that would shift responsibility for fighting the Vietnam War to South Vietnamese troops.
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It was a plan to withdraw US troops from Vietnam gradually according to a predetermined timeline.
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It was a strategy of bombing North Vietnam and mining its harbors to prevent supplies from reaching North Vietnam by sea.
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It was an agreement that both North Vietnam and the United States would respect South Vietnam’s right to self-determination.

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