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TEKS 8F Assessment- American Responses to the Vietnam War
Directions: Use your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions below.
1 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
Over this war–and all Asia–is another reality: the deepening shadow of Communist China.
The rulers in Hanoi are urged on by Peking. This is a regime which has destroyed freedom in
Tibet, which has attacked India and has been condemned by the United Nations for
aggression in Korea. It is a nation which is helping the forces of violence in almost every
continent. The contest in Vietnam is part of a wider pattern of aggressive purpose.
—President Lyndon B. Johnson, address to Johns Hopkins University, April 1965
According to President Johnson, why was U.S. military involvement in Vietnam justified?
A Domino Theory
B Eisenhower Doctrine
C "Big Stick" Diplomacy
D Monroe Doctrine
Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
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 the power to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
—26th Amendment, U.S. Constitution
3 Which of the following led to passage of the above constitutional amendment?
A Activists on college campuses protested because young men who could not vote were
drafted.
B Antiwar protestors were concerned that men who had served in the war were not allowed
to protest.
C Political leaders needed to raise the voting age, because only men who could vote were
eligible for the draft.
D Business leaders lobbied for creating the law, because they needed to hire people who
were registered to vote.
4 Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S.
involvement in the Vietnam War?
F Reelection of Lyndon Johnson
G Passage of the War Powers Act
H Graphic coverage by television news
J Propaganda films by antiwar protestors
Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 — The time has come to call a spade a bloody shovel. This country is
in an undeclared and unexplained war in Vietnam. Our masters have a lot of long and
fancy names for it, like escalation and retaliation, but it is war just the same.
— James Reston, “Washington: The Undeclared and Unexplained War”, New York Times,
1965
5 How is the author’s point of view one example of public reactions to the policies of
President Johnson’s administration during the 1960s?
A He states objections to sending additional troops to defend South Vietnam.
B He expresses skepticism of government statements about the Vietnam War.
C He declares support for expansion of military involvement in the Vietnam War.
D He voices concern for the lack of an official declaration of war on North Vietnam.
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TEKS 8F Writing Assessment- American Responses to the Vietnam War
Choose one of the two responses to evaluate:
Response 1: Evaluate the U.S. government’s response to the anti-war movement. Was the
government justified in going to war with Vietnam?
Response 2: Evaluate the American people’s response to the Vietnam War. Did the American people
have fair reasoning to be suspicious of the government’s involvement with Vietnam.
Be sure to include key vocabulary terms: 26th Amend., the draft, role of the media, the credibility gap
and the silent majority
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ANSWER KEY:
1. A “Basic”
2. G (STAAR 2013 #2) “Proficient”
3. A “Limited”
4. H “Developing Proficiency”
5. B “Mastery”
Writing Assessment is a demonstration of the “Mastery” level.