2 Support for the war Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 17

The 20 questions

1. What was the main Cold War fear used by supporters to justify the Vietnam War?

   • Nuclear invasion
   • Naval blockade
   • Economic collapse
   • Communist expansion

2. Which group of blue-collar workers often backed the war and clashed with antiwar protesters?

   • Union leaders
   • Peace activists
   • Draft dodgers
   • Hard hats

3. What term did President Nixon use to describe moderate Americans who backed his Vietnam policies?

   • Forgotten front
   • New left
   • Moral majority
   • Silent majority

4. In which year did Nixon deliver his 'silent majority' speech?

   • 1969
   • 1972
   • 1968
   • 1970

5. Which vice president attacked the antiwar media and protesters in 1969?

   • Spiro Agnew
   • Nelson Rockefeller
   • Hubert Humphrey
   • Gerald Ford

6. How did patriotic groups and veterans mainly show their support for the Vietnam War?

   • Hunger strikes
   • Draft evasion
   • Tax boycotts
   • Organising rallies

7. Why did war supporters argue that abandoning South Vietnam would damage America?

   • Causing bankruptcy
   • Destroying credibility
   • Inviting invasion
   • Triggering famine

8. Which famous phrase did Nixon use to describe the 1973 Paris Peace Accords?

   • Safe withdrawal
   • Peace with honour
   • Total victory
   • Unconditional surrender

9. What consequence did US supporters claim would follow a withdrawal from Vietnam?

   • Economic stability
   • Communist expansion
   • Democratic reform
   • Global peace

10. Why did war supporters heavily criticise the antiwar movement during the conflict?

    • Undermining troop morale
    • Promoting drafting
    • Lowering tariffs
    • Increasing taxation

11. What was the main goal of Nixon's policy known as Vietnamisation?

    • Direct US invasion
    • Immediate total surrender
    • South Vietnamese defence
    • UN peacekeeping control

12. What political advantage did working-class 'hard hat' support provide to President Nixon?

    • Lowering inflation
    • Ending strikes
    • Winning voters
    • Balancing budgets

13. How did war supporters typically react to media images of violent anti-war protests?

    • Calling for pacifism
    • Lowering flags
    • Joining the marches
    • Demanding law and order

14. What major global tension sustained US anti-communist fear during the Vietnam War?

    • The Cold War
    • The Cuban Crisis
    • The World Wars
    • The Arms Race

15. Which neighbouring country did US troops invade in 1970 to disrupt supply routes?

    • Cambodia
    • Laos
    • Thailand
    • China

16. What did supporters believe the 1973 peace agreement successfully preserved for South Vietnam?

    • Economic unity
    • Democratic reform
    • Total victory
    • Independence

17. What major factor steadily eroded public support for the Vietnam War?

    • Trade surpluses
    • Rising costs
    • Immediate victory
    • Low casualties

18. Who led the Nixon administration attacks framing media coverage as biased against the war?

    • Henry Kissinger
    • William Westmoreland
    • Spiro Agnew
    • Lyndon Johnson

19. What trait did war supporters frequently associate with anti-war student protesters?

    • Radicalism
    • Conformity
    • Discipline
    • Patriotism

20. Which political slogan did war supporters use to link domestic stability with national strength?

    • New Frontier
    • Great Society
    • Law and order
    • Peace with honour

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