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Prior to 1968, Americans were convinced that...
a) communist forces in Vietnam were on the verge of collapse
b) the Vietnam War could not be won
c) ###
d) ####

The turning point of the Vietnam War occurred...
a) during the Tet Offensive
b) in 1965
c) at the Battle of Hamburger Hill
d) ####

During the Tet Offensive, the Vietcong...
a) attacked over 100 cities in South Vietnam
b) surrendered to the U.S.
c) invaded Cambodia and Laos
d) asked the Soviet Union to send soldiers to Vietnam

American opinion of the Vietnam War began changing due to:
a) the Tet Offensive
b) the Election of 1968
c) the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
d) ####

In the Election of 1968, the Republicans nominated:
a) Richard Nixon
b) Lyndon B. Johnson
c) Jimmy Carter
d) Gerald Ford

In April 1968, who was assassinated in Memphis, TN?
a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
b) Robert F. Kennedy
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Ngo Dinh Diem

In June 1968, who was assassinated in Los Angeles, CA?
a) Robert F. Kennedy
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Ngo Dinh Diem
d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

At the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL:
a) protestors disrupted the event
b) the Democrats nominated Jimmy Carter for president
c) Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated
d) Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he was not running for president

The violence of the 1968 Democratic National Convention likely led to:
a) the Republicans winning the White House
b) the Democrats winning the White House
c) ###
d) ####

How did Mayor Richard J. Daley react to the protestors at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
a) He sent the police and National Guard to violently suppress the groups.
b) He called for peace between the protestors and the police.
c) He was a supporter of the protestors.
d) ####

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