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How many US troops were in Vietnam by 1969?

A
50,000
B
100,000
C
500,000
D
1,000,000.
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If a man was drafted between 1965 and 1973, it meant that

A
he had to leave the military.
B
he was given a deferment.
C
he had to serve in the military.
D
he was required to go to college.
3

Which of the following statements best characterizes the country of North Korea?

A
North Korea has been ruled by dictators since 1948.
B
North Korea has never struggled with its economy.
C
North Korea has recently made moves toward democracy.
D
North Korea has been unable to acquire nuclear weapons.
4

Which was the significance of Woodstock in 1969?

A
It was the first national protest against the Vietnam War to air on television.
B
It was one of the first mass student movements to take place.
C
It was a music festival that epitomized the ideals of the counterculture.
D
It was a commune that epitomized the ideals of the counterculture.
5

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was repealed in 1970 because it

A
gave too much power to the president.
B
lowered the voting age to eighteen.
C
resulted in the removal of US troops from Vietnam.
D
prevented the president from committing US forces as he saw fit.
6

In October of 1950, UN forces pushed the North Koreans as far north as

A
Pusan.
B
the Yalu River.
C
the 38th parallel.
D
Seoul.
7

What was the event that started the Space Race?

A
the Mercury mission
B
the Sputnik launch
C
the Apollo program
D
the moon landing
8

Which of the following reveals the impact Kennedy’s assassination had on the nation?

A
Many felt his death would mean the end of the space program.
B
People could not remember when he was shot.
C
Millions of people watched his funeral on TV.
D
People no longer gathered to watch presidential motorcades.
9

Why did Americans have trouble understanding US involvement in the Vietnam War?

A
The draft was a burden to the population, but fairly drafted all Americans.
B
Members of the counterculture trusted the government to keep the peace.
C
The United States’ motivations and priorities in Vietnam were uncertain.
D
The Viet Cong’s guerilla tactics did not pose a threat to South Vietnam.
10

What document did the United Nations draft in 1948?

A
The Four Points
B
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C
The Declaration of National Sovereignty
D
The Treaty of Versailles
11

NASA’s first attempt to achieve human space flight was called the

A
Apollo program.
B
Gemini program.
C
Mercury program.
D
Explorer program.
12

After twenty years of US involvement in Vietnam, many Americans agreed with the counterculture and

A
came to see the necessity for that involvement.
B
worried about Communist aggression in Vietnam.
C
still supported the war but questioned the fairness of the draft.
D
began to question both the war and the fairness of the draft.
13

Which of the following is the best evidence that Cold War fears affected American civil liberties during the 1950s?

A
the Soviet explosion of an atomic bomb
B
the election of Dwight Eisenhower
C
the arrest of Soviet spies
D
the McCarthy Senate hearings

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