The War in Vietnam

Question 1

What was one reason the draft was unpopular?

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Some people believed that the draft targeted poorer citizens.

Question 2

What was an effect of the Kent State massacre?

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Public support for the war decreased.

Question 3

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hippies

Question 4

In the 1960s, television, folk music, and music festivals helped spread

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countercultural ideals.

Question 5

Why did South Vietnam need US assistance in the early 1960s?

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It was the site of a communist rebellion.

Question 6

In the 1950s and 1960s, US leaders feared that if they did not intervene, countries such as Vietnam would

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fall to communism.

Question 7

What was a result of early objections to the draft, the cost of the war, and the number of lives lost?

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People began protesting the war.

Question 8

How did Vietnamization lead to the end of the war?

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South Vietnam fell.

Question 9

What did President Nixon believe about the American public in the 1970s?

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Most Americans disagreed with the counterculture.

Question 10

What did Americans who opposed the war in Vietnam want to know about the conflict? Check all that apply.When would the war be over?What were the objectives of the war? When would American involvement in Vietnam end? What would it take to end the communist threat in Vietnam?When would North Vietnam become communist?

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When would the war be over?; What were the objectives of the war?; When would American involvement in Vietnam end?; What would it take to end the communist threat in Vietnam?

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