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100
What were conditions like in the Vietnam War?
heavy monsoon rains
100
Doves did not support the Vietnam War in part because they believed
the war was a civil conflict in which the United States should not interfere.
100
What effect did television have on attitudes toward the Vietnam War?
Viewing the violence of war persuaded people that the war was not worth fighting.
100
This is a symbolic barrier between the democratic west and communist east
Iron Curtain
100
What band would walk 500 miles and 500 more just to fall down at your door?
The Proclaimers
200
What effect did Agent Orange have in Vietnam?
It contaminated soil and water.
200
booby trap
200
The credibility gap that television newscasts emphasized MOST showed that General Westmoreland and the Johnson Administration were __________.
deceptive
200
This is a suburban city with similar designed houses that started in the 1950s.
Levittown
200
What sort of an animal is Sega's Sonic?
Hedgehog
300
This is using the element of surprise and the skill to disappear.
“guerrilla warfare”
300
These aims describe which major battle in the Vietnam War: to turn Americans further against the war, to gain control of Saigon and to increase communist support in South Vietnam
Tet Offensive
300
The war was a civil conflict in which the United States had no right to interfere is something which group believed during the Vietnam War.
The Doves
300
What were African Americans lacking, or not trained in, at the beginning of World War 2?
Weapons Training
300
In the TV show "The Simpsons", Homer gave up his soul for a single what?
Doughnut
400
Why did the U.S strategy to pursue limited war prove ineffective?
There were simply too many enemy forces to eliminate.
400
This was a strategy that was designed to promote the presence of foreign agencies, the spread of supportive propaganda and the growth of economic development.
Pacification
400
What did the passage of the Twenty-sixth Amendment do?
It lowered the voting age to 18.
400
What event pushed the United States into World War II?
Pearl Harbor
400
Who was the first US President to be impeached by the US House of Representatives?
Andrew Johnson
500
Why was napalm so destructive?
It set fire to everything.
500
This point of view: They were determined to fight no matter how deadly the war became, describes who?
Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese
500
Why did President Johnson decide not to seek reelection?
He believed Americans had lost confidence in him and his policies.
500
Why were some New Deal reforms referred to as “safety net” programs?
They were intended to help the nation’s neediest people.
500
Which Irish town gives its name to a five-line humorous verse?
Limmerick