{"id":10764,"date":"2017-11-14t20:07:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-15t04:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10764"},"modified":"2017-11-21t10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21t18:16:14","slug":"vietnam-war-apush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/vietnam-war-apush\/","title":{"rendered":"the vietnam war: apush topics to study for test day"},"content":{"rendered":"
when reviewing period 8<\/a> for the exam, don\u2019t forget to study the vietnam war. here are some of the vietnam war apush facts you should know.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the united states wanted to prevent the spread of communism through a policy called\u00a0containment<\/a>. to do this, they fought with south vietnam against north vietnam, which wanted to unify the country under a communist government.<\/p>\n it was a terrible war. soldiers<\/a> dealt with high grass, booby traps and landmines, monsoon season, and chemical weapons. in the end, the united states lost the war and pulled out from vietnam. approximately 60,000 americans and 2 million vietnamese people died in the war.<\/p>\n the vietnam war was one of the longest wars fought by the united states. it was also the first time that the public received daily updates on the war through broadcast radio and television.<\/p>\n the war was controversial: it sparked bitter debate and a host of\u00a0protests<\/a>. people were angry about how and why the us went to war. many people also disagreed with the draft, which led to the all-volunteer army that we have today.<\/p>\n similarly, people didn\u2019t like that 18-year-old men could go to war but couldn\u2019t vote. this led to the adoption of the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.<\/p>\n november 1, 1955 \u2013 april 30, 1975<\/p>\n during the vietnam war, \u201ccontainment\u201d was best described as: answer: b. one of the reasons that america got involved in the vietnam war was to prevent the north korean communist government from taking over the entire country. the u.s. hoped to limit the number of communist countries since they were already involved in the cold war with russia.<\/p>\n the u.s. ultimately lost the vietnam war because of all of the following except: answer: d. although americans relied on the draft at the beginning of the war, it became a point of contention. many people looked for ways to dodge the draft, which led to the present-day army of volunteers. reasons for the u.s. loss include the lack of a clear strategy, untrained south vietnamese troops, the conviction of the north vietnamese, and the intimidating vietcong tactics.<\/p>\n president nixon\u2019s \u201cvietnamization\u201d policy called for what? answer: c. president nixon promised the american people that he would start to bring american troops back. then, the south vietnamese troops would take over. this was to be a gradual process known as “vietnamization”. however, it turned out to be a much slower process than expected.<\/p>\n why did congress pass the 26th amendment to the constitution? answer: c. with 18-year-old men drafted into the war, people questioned why they were old enough to fight but not old enough to vote. at the time, the voting age was 21. with this amendment to the u.s. constitution<\/a>, the age was reduced to 18.<\/p>\n the vietnam war created great divisions in the united states between the pro-war hawks and anti-war doves. as you continue to practice vietnam war apush questions for the exam, think about how the war continues to impact the us today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" when reviewing period 8 for the exam, don\u2019t forget to study the vietnam war. check out the key vietnam war apush facts you should know for test day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240],"tags":[276],"ppma_author":[24935],"class_list":["post-10764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ap","tag-apush"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nwhat was the vietnam war?<\/h2>\n
why is the vietnam war important to understand?<\/h2>\n
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vietnam war apush practice question 1<\/h2>\n
\na. segregating americans of asian descent to prevent espionage within the country.
\nb. limiting the number of communist nations throughout the world.
\nc. reducing the number of people and nations involved in the vietnam war.
\nd. removing the draft and creating an army consisting of volunteers alone.<\/p>\nvietnam war apush practice question 2<\/h2>\n
\na. the lack of a clear and coherent war strategy.
\nb. untrained and inexperienced south vietnamese troops.
\nc. intimidating vietcong guerrilla tactics in the high grasses.
\nd. absence of the draft to recruit american troops to fight.<\/p>\nvietnam war apush practice question 3<\/h2>\n
\na. working toward a ceasefire with the north vietnamese government.
\nb. providing refuge to as many south vietnamese people as possible.
\nc. gradually removing american troops from vietnam.
\nd. training american troops to imitate the vietcong guerrilla tactics.<\/p>\nvietnam war apush practice question 4<\/h2>\n
\na. because john f. kennedy\u2019s assassination left people confused about who should take office.
\nb. since they didn\u2019t want the right to vote tied to how much money someone paid in taxes.
\nc. because people were upset that an 18-year-old man could get sent to war but couldn\u2019t vote.
\nd. since congress wanted to show their constituents that they weren\u2019t raising their salary unfairly.<\/p>\n