Operation Rolling Thunder was a(n):

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Question	Answer
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty did what between whom?	Limit amount of nuclear weapons each country was making
Which country did President Nixon visit to improve trade relations?	China
Operation Rolling Thunder was a(n):	Bombing campaign against N Vietnam
Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the war?	Communist Forces scored major political victory
President Nixon's Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must:	Get S Vietnam to assume more combat responsibilites
The American public began to distrust the Johnson administration because of the what?	Credibility Gap
What was a hawk, and who were the most famous ones?	Hawks wanted war with Vietnam, LBJ most famous
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to do what?	Declare war or make any decisions possible to protect and defend US
President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he...	Believed in Domino Theory
Limited the number of missiles in each nation, reduced tensions between the US and the SU:	SALT I
How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization of relations between China and the United States?	Brehenv invited Nixon to visit Moscow
China demonstrated its willingness to open talks with the United States by:	Inviting the American table tennis team to play against its athletes
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would do what?	Drive wedge between china and SU
President Nixon considered his approach to foreign policy to be what?	Pragmatic
Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in what?	Communist control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?	American leader misled Congress and American people about the war
In 1970, President Nixon tried to break the stalemate in the peace process by doing what?	Ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia
President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia, why?	Reduce flow of communist supplies
Who won the 1968 Presidential election?	Nixon
In March 1968, what surprising announcement did President Johnson make to the American people?	He wouldn't run for another term
To eliminate deferment abuses, the Selective Service system:	Adopted a lottery
During the Vietnam War, African American soldiers were more likely to do what?	Serve in a combat position

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