Question

1. How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution impact the Vietnam War?

increased involvement because it allowed the US President to make military actions, like increase troops, without formal declaration of war

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution drastically shortened the Vietnam War

the total number of US troops in Vietnam went down because Congress now had to authorize sending more troops, and Congress was hesitant to send more troops

all of these

2. What impact did television have on the first presidential debate between Nixon and Kennedy?

both candidates struggle to get their message out and voters decided to elect a third part candidate

President Nixon was the younger candidate and his youthful appearance caused TV viewers to feel that he was too young and inexperienced to be president.

all future presidential debates were aired only on the radio to emphasize the point that looks don’t matter

television proved that image mattered because viewers believed Kennedy won, while radio listeners believed Nixon won

3. Which statement shows the most likely reason the Bay of Pigs failed?
Group of answer choices

The US did not have a complete naval blockade of Cuba

President Kennedy did not supply US air support

The FBI had not properly prepared the forces on the ground

The USSR supported the Bay of Pigs

4. What was the purpose of Johnson’s Great Society?
Group of answer choices

spread democratic ideals throughout the world and eliminate communism

fix the widespread issue of poverty through government programs and policies

repeal all parts of FDRs New Deal

begin a war on drugs


5. What effect did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination have on US society in 1968?

his assassination encouraged Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery

the Civil Rights movement died with MLK’s assassination

the Supreme Court of the US realized that racial tensions were running high and attempted to ease tensions by integrating US schools with the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision

King’s death further encouraged Black Power movement support and riots

6. Why did the US want to overthrow Fidel Castro when he took control of Cuba?

because he was a Communist dictator

Castro would not allow the US to place missile defense system in Cuba

Castro wanted to annex Miami as part of Cuba

Castro was a fugitive from justice in the US

7. Which statement best shows the influence the television had on the space race?

seeing US astronauts planting the US flag on the moon symbolized a US victory

the USSR was the only nation to ever send back video from the surface of the moon in 1973

the US television stations refused to show any part of the space race after the Soviets got Sputnik in to orbit

people were uninterested in watching the lunar landings on TV

8. Which statement highlights the greatest impact John F. Kennedy’s assassination had on the US?
Group of answer choices

the assassination of Kennedy prompted the creation of the Secret Service to protect future presidents from assassination attempts

the assassination of Kennedy ended the Civil Rights movement

Lyndon Johnson convinced Congress that passing Kennedy’s political agenda of civil rights legislation would honor his death

his assassination led to the US retaliating by assassinating Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1971 which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war

Answer 1

Answer:

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam. It was passed on August 7, 1964, by the U.S. Congress after an alleged attack on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed off the coast of Vietnam. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution effectively launched America’s full-scale involvement in the Vietnam War.

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