Question
16. How did the use of television and photographs from the Vietnam war impact the war effort in the United States?
A Support for the war increased.
B Support for the war decreased.
C Congress increased the war budget.
D The media used images to promote the war.
17. Amendment XXVI
(Passed by Congress: March 23, 1971; Ratified by the States: July 1, 1971.)
SECTION 1
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
SECTION 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Protestors demanded the passage of the 26th Amendment partly because of what event?
A) the Vietnam War
B) the Bay of Pigs Invasion
C) the 1968 Democratic Convention
D) the election of President Johnson
18. Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the most important successes of Jimmy Carter's presidency were related to issues of foreign policy and diplomacy?
A) Carter was instrumental in negotiating the Camp David Accords, which directly led to the 1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty.
B) After Carter allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to enter the United States Iranian militants seized the American embassy in Tehran in November 1979, taking 52 Americans hostage.
C) In 1980 Carter signed a federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and also provided for the protection of 79.53 million acres of wilderness lands.
D) In response to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Carter called for a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
19. When President Eisenhower referred to the "domino theory," he specifically had in mind one country which he thought would be the first to fall to communism in Asia. What was that country?
A) Korea
B) China
C) Vietnam
D) Soviet Union
A Support for the war increased.
B Support for the war decreased.
C Congress increased the war budget.
D The media used images to promote the war.
17. Amendment XXVI
(Passed by Congress: March 23, 1971; Ratified by the States: July 1, 1971.)
SECTION 1
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
SECTION 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Protestors demanded the passage of the 26th Amendment partly because of what event?
A) the Vietnam War
B) the Bay of Pigs Invasion
C) the 1968 Democratic Convention
D) the election of President Johnson
18. Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the most important successes of Jimmy Carter's presidency were related to issues of foreign policy and diplomacy?
A) Carter was instrumental in negotiating the Camp David Accords, which directly led to the 1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty.
B) After Carter allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to enter the United States Iranian militants seized the American embassy in Tehran in November 1979, taking 52 Americans hostage.
C) In 1980 Carter signed a federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and also provided for the protection of 79.53 million acres of wilderness lands.
D) In response to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Carter called for a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
19. When President Eisenhower referred to the "domino theory," he specifically had in mind one country which he thought would be the first to fall to communism in Asia. What was that country?
A) Korea
B) China
C) Vietnam
D) Soviet Union
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers based on the historical context of the questions provided:
16. **B** - Support for the war decreased.
The extensive television coverage and graphic photographs from the Vietnam War played a significant role in shaping public opinion, which increasingly turned against the war as the realities of the conflict became visible to the American public.
17. **A** - the Vietnam War.
Protesters advocated for the passage of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, particularly due to the Vietnam War, where young people were being drafted to fight without having the right to vote.
18. **A** - Carter was instrumental in negotiating the Camp David Accords, which directly led to the 1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty.
This event highlights one of the most significant achievements of Carter's presidency in the realm of foreign policy and diplomacy.
19. **C** - Vietnam.
Eisenhower's "domino theory" specifically referred to his belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, other countries in Asia would follow suit, thus causing a chain reaction effect.
16. **B** - Support for the war decreased.
The extensive television coverage and graphic photographs from the Vietnam War played a significant role in shaping public opinion, which increasingly turned against the war as the realities of the conflict became visible to the American public.
17. **A** - the Vietnam War.
Protesters advocated for the passage of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, particularly due to the Vietnam War, where young people were being drafted to fight without having the right to vote.
18. **A** - Carter was instrumental in negotiating the Camp David Accords, which directly led to the 1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty.
This event highlights one of the most significant achievements of Carter's presidency in the realm of foreign policy and diplomacy.
19. **C** - Vietnam.
Eisenhower's "domino theory" specifically referred to his belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, other countries in Asia would follow suit, thus causing a chain reaction effect.