1 __________ was the massive bombing campaign over Vietnam begun by Johnson in February of 1965.
Answer Operation Desert Storm
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Overlord
Operation Vittles
2.In 1982, Reagan began a much publicized and much criticized war on __________.
Answer poverty
abortion
drugs
AIDS
3,The Johnson administration adopted what strategy in response to Vietnam?
Answer To fight a primarily defensive war and only confront the enemy when directly attacked
To fight primarily a ground war where U.S. troops were placed in hand to hand conflict with guerilla soldiers
To wear down the resources and resolve of the Vietnamese through an intensive campaign of bombing
To provide resources to the Vietnamese but not to directly involve American troops in the conflict
4.The movement advocated by Stokely Carmichael as a way to gain control of their communities was termed:
Answer New Negro.
Black Power.
Black Panther.
Red Power
5.A significant reason the Senate refused to ratify the SALT II Treaty was:
Answer the unpopularity of SALT I among the American public.
Republicans controlled the Senate and felt that ratification of SALT II, largely the work of Carter's administration, would be bad for their reelection campaigns.
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
the treaty was pulled from Senate consideration once Reagan was elected.
6.Perhaps the biggest crisis of Carter's administration occurred on November 4, 1979 when Muslim fundamentalists seized the U.S. embassy and took the staff as hostages in which nation?
Answer Iran
Panama
Egypt
7. 1965, Congress established which measure to provide basic health care for the aged?
Answer Medicare
Medicaid
FDA
FHA
8. Which of the following did NOT occur during the presidency of George H.W. Bush?
Answer The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed.
Troops were sent to Panama to capture General Manuel Noriega.
The federal budget for drug control was cut in half.
The Persian Gulf War occurred
9.What symbolic end to the Cold War occurred on November 9, 1989?
Answer Gorbachev recognized the new Commonwealth of Independent States and resigned.
The Union held its first open elections since 1917.
The Berlin Wall fell.
Poland held its first free elections since World War II
10.The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:
Answer was the functional equivalent of a declaration of war.
attempted to negotiate a cease fire between the South Vietnamese and the Viet Cong.
was the official declaration of war by Congress.
reiterated America's isolationist policy and its resolve to remain out of the conflict
11.Match the following items:
Answer - A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Who was the general in charge of American forces in Vietnam?
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- A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr.?
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- A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Who was a co-founder of the Black Panthers Party?
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- A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Who founded the Moral Majority, a major political lobbying group?
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- A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Who was the president of the AFL-CIO who denounced environmentalism as stagnating the economic growth of America?
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Answer A. William Westmoreland
B. Nelson Rockefeller
C. George H.W. Bush
D. George Meany
E. James Earl Ray
F. Daniel Ellsberg
G. Oliver North
H. Bobby Seale
I. Spiro Agnew
J. Jerry Falwell
12.Describe the fall of the communist bloc in Eastern Europe and especially in the Soviet Union. What developments of the 1980s contributed to this fall and how
13.Describe the make-up of American soldiers during Vietnam. As the antiwar movement deepened, how did soldiers protest the war? Evaluate the conditions soldiers returned to in America following their service.