Vietnam War U.S. History Modern America and Conflict Vietnam War Questions The most important reason why the USA withdrew from Vietnam was the Tet Offensive. How far do you agree? Why did Martin Luther King believe the Vietnam War was morally wrong? Was the Vietnam War an undeclared or declared war? What role did Australia play in the Vietnam War? Why did Americans support the Korean War but oppose the Vietnam War? Did the United States win or lose the Vietnam War? How did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War? What did the Tet Offensive show the American people? What U.S. wartime intelligence agency was assisted by the Vietminh? What was the role of the U.S. in the Vietnam Conflict? Why did President Eisenhower support the new anticommunist government of South Vietnam? How did Americans who opposed the draft avoid it? How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? Who was the chief commanding officer during the Vietnam War? Why did President Nixon sent US forces to Cambodia in 1970? What was an advantage of Jimmy Carter in the 1976 presidential election? Who was Henry Kissinger? What trusted American journalist called the Vietnam War "unwinnable" in 1968? What event led to the anti-war protest at Kent State in 1970? Who attacked the U.S.S. Maddox on August 2, 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin? Who was Lyndon Johnson's challenger in the 1964 presidential election? Which president initiated full diplomatic relations with Vietnam and lifted economic sanctions when apartheid ended in South Africa? What war in the 20th century bitterly divided the U.S. in its support? Question #5e8be What did Reaganomics do? Why did the U.S support a military takeover of Diem's regime? How many women served in the U.S. military in Vietnam? Why was LBJ called a liar after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident? How did the Tet offensive add to the "so-called" credibility gap? Question #264d2 How did Nixon and Kissinger reshape America's approach to foreign affairs? What was part of President Nixon's plan of "peace with honor"? Who was the first President to resign from office? Who was James McCord? Why did Robert Kennedy believe it no longer made sense for the United States to seek a military victory in Vietnam? What event allowed Lyndon Johnson to conduct the war in Vietnam? How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution expand presidential power? What precedent was established for U.S. presidents by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? Why did King call African Americans' fighting in Vietnam an "irony"? Did Nixon's bombing of North Vietnam achieve its goal? After WWII, how did America "involve itself" in Vietnam? How could a young man avoid the draft during the Vietnam Era? Who was President Nixon's national security adviser? Why did the Tet offensive mark a major turning point in the Vietnam War? How did the Cold War affect American decisions regarding Vietnam? Why were U.S. and South Vietnamese troops unprepared for the Tet Offensive? Why did American college enrollment rise early in the Vietnam War? Why didn't American troops invade North Vietnam? Where is the site of a 1970 tragedy in which four students were killed by national guard troops? Where is the site of a 1970 tragedy in which four students were killed by national guard troops? Why did President Truman agree to help France regain control over Vietnam? Besides creating jobs, what did President Johnson believe was the key to ending poverty? How did the reception of Vietnam veterans by the American public differ from that of World War I and II veterans? Why were US veterans resented when they returned home from the Vietnam War? How much did the US spend on the Vietnam War? During the Vietnam War, what advantages did the Viet Cong have? Modern America and Conflict View all chapters America and World War I America and World War II The Cold War and the Space Race Vietnam War Korean War Social Movements in America African American History and Movements Prev Next