A level edexcel history- paper 1F USA
(US Presidency) Questions with answers
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Political impacts of Vietnam (3) - ✔✔- bipartisan foreign policy that once existed since post-
ww2 consensus ended
- Gulf of Tonkin- meant president can wage war without consulting congress
- Tet Offensive- loss of support of 'middle America'
Economic impacts of Vietnam - ✔✔- drained the economy
- Forced LBJ into passing through his Great Society
- war cost $120 billion
- Halted post-war prosperity
Social impacts of Vietnam - ✔✔- Poor and black americans most affected by draft
- nationwide disagreement with the vietnam war
- Humiliated by TV reporting
Which event in the Vietnam War triggered the media to show the negatives of the war? -
✔✔Tet Offensive 1968
Which journalist was key in Vietnam? - ✔✔Walter Cronkite
, Which event marked the end of the war? - ✔✔Fall of Saigon in 1975
What type of tactics were used during the Vietnam war? - ✔✔Guerilla
Name LBJs social welfare policies - ✔✔- Economic Opportunity Act 1964
- Medical Care Act 1965
- Minimum Wage Act 1965
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 - ✔✔- Created Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)
which focused on eradicating poverty in USA
- Established VISTA program
Medical Care Act of 1965 - ✔✔Created Medicaid (for poor) and Medicare (for elderly)
Minimum Wage Act 1965 - ✔✔Raised minimum wage by 35 cents and included new
groups of employees
How would you describe America in the 1970s? - ✔✔Poor standing of living and lack of
trust in the government
Who were the presidents of America during this time period? - ✔✔Nixon, Ford, Carter
What were the key crises of the 1970s? - ✔✔1973- OPEC embargoed oil prices and
increased by 70% due to America supporting Israel
1979- 2nd fuel crisis; due to Iranian revolution
How much did oil prices increase by under Ford? - ✔✔four times higher
(US Presidency) Questions with answers
|Verified
Political impacts of Vietnam (3) - ✔✔- bipartisan foreign policy that once existed since post-
ww2 consensus ended
- Gulf of Tonkin- meant president can wage war without consulting congress
- Tet Offensive- loss of support of 'middle America'
Economic impacts of Vietnam - ✔✔- drained the economy
- Forced LBJ into passing through his Great Society
- war cost $120 billion
- Halted post-war prosperity
Social impacts of Vietnam - ✔✔- Poor and black americans most affected by draft
- nationwide disagreement with the vietnam war
- Humiliated by TV reporting
Which event in the Vietnam War triggered the media to show the negatives of the war? -
✔✔Tet Offensive 1968
Which journalist was key in Vietnam? - ✔✔Walter Cronkite
, Which event marked the end of the war? - ✔✔Fall of Saigon in 1975
What type of tactics were used during the Vietnam war? - ✔✔Guerilla
Name LBJs social welfare policies - ✔✔- Economic Opportunity Act 1964
- Medical Care Act 1965
- Minimum Wage Act 1965
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 - ✔✔- Created Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)
which focused on eradicating poverty in USA
- Established VISTA program
Medical Care Act of 1965 - ✔✔Created Medicaid (for poor) and Medicare (for elderly)
Minimum Wage Act 1965 - ✔✔Raised minimum wage by 35 cents and included new
groups of employees
How would you describe America in the 1970s? - ✔✔Poor standing of living and lack of
trust in the government
Who were the presidents of America during this time period? - ✔✔Nixon, Ford, Carter
What were the key crises of the 1970s? - ✔✔1973- OPEC embargoed oil prices and
increased by 70% due to America supporting Israel
1979- 2nd fuel crisis; due to Iranian revolution
How much did oil prices increase by under Ford? - ✔✔four times higher
