Question 1
The Black Panther party formed in response to __________.
A) police brutality
B) the war in Vietnam
C) the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
D) the disbanding of SNCC
Question 2
Where did the Black Panther party originate?
A) Oakland, California
B) Atlanta, Georgia
C) Newark, New Jersey
D) Cleveland, Ohio
Question 3
American public optimism about the war in Vietnam was crushed by which of the following?
A) the Tet Offensive
B) the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
C) the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
D) the death of Ngo Dinh Diem
Question 4
Which of the following was a consequence of the Tet Offensive?
A) It led to the introduction of 500,000 additional U.S. troops into Vietnam.
B) It demonstrated the weakness of the NLF.
C) It resulted in the deaths of 50,000 American soldiers.
D) It shook the American publics confidence in President Johnson and his military commanders.
Question 5
How did young men from middle-class and wealthy families so often avoid military service in Vietnam?
A) They got college deferments.
B) They paid for substitutes to serve in their places.
C) They faced favorable draft boards.
D) They were intentionally given high draft numbers.
Question 6
The village of My Lai was the site of __________.
A) a massacre of Vietnamese villagers by American soldiers
B) the mass killing of American civilians by the Viet Cong
C) peace negotiations between North and South Vietnam
D) a major U.S. victory