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Songs like Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon, and I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag by Country Joe and the Fish were just three popular songs (out of hundreds) that dealt with
a) gender rights.
b) the death penalty.
c) political corruption.
d) the anti-Vietnam War protests.

Which statement describes the MAIN impact television had on the Vietnam War?
a) It caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam.
b) It allowed American soldiers to send messages back home to loved ones.
c) It discredited the anti-war protesters by showing American military successes.
d) It failed to have an impact since the news focused mainly on Civil Rights issues.

The Kent State protest of 1970
a) is the only recorded war demonstration of the Vietnam War era.
b) marked the final significant student protest during the Vietnam War.
c) was met with violent force by the Ohio National Guard, killing and injuring students.
d) is significant because former President Johnson participated in protesting the Vietnam War.

Operation Rolling Thunder was a United States bombing campaign of the Vietnam War that targeted areas in
a) China
b) Thailand
c) Cambodia
d) Ho Chi Minh Trail

Which of these BEST describes the My Lai Incident in early 1968?
a) a massacre of unarmed Vietnamese villagers by US troops
b) a controversial moment at the Woodstock concert in New York
c) an anti-war protest on an American college campus that turned violent
d) a race riot that occurred during the Freedom Rides in Mississippi in 1961.

Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam in the 1960s?
a) The American people demanded the government support Vietnam.
b) American businesses in Vietnam were threatened by the Communists.
c) Japan was threatened militarily by the possibility of a Communist government in Vietnam.
d) It feared that if Vietnam became communist then surrounding countries would quickly follow.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution issued by Congress on August 7, 1964, was instrumental in increasing U.S. activity in
a) Cambodia
b) Egypt
c) Korea
d) Vietnam

How did the domino theory influence the United States' role in the Vietnam War?
a) Vietnamization became the new U.S. foreign policy.
b) The United States adopted a position of neutrality.
c) It forced the United States to support the Vietcong.
d) It convinced the government to become involved in the war.

What provoked Congress to authorize President Johnson's use of military force against the North Vietnamese?
a) the bombing of the United States Embassy in Saigon
b) attacks against United States Navy ships in international waters
c) North Vietnam's declaration of war against the US, who supported South Vietnam
d) terrorist attacks against the United States Navy and Marines in San Diego harbor.

Which incident caused the American antiwar movement to pick up steam in 1970?
a) the Tet Offensive
b) the Bay of Pigs invasion
c) the Gulf of Tonkin resolution
d) the US's invasion of Cambodia

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