Question

which box lists characteristics of the 1960s? (2a)

widespread unemployment, new deal programs, the golden age of hollywood, the dust bowl

prohibition, the lost generation, the harlem renaissance, religious fundamentalism

the counterculture, the civil rights movement, the vietnam war, the space race

televangelists, neoconservatism, video games, the fall of the soviet union

question 2
1 pts
what was the primary motive for the u.s governments policy of supporting the government of south vietnam? (8d)

preventing the spread of infectious disease

promoting the spread of democracy

containing the spread of communism

question 2 options: encouraging the spread of economic prosperity

Explanation:

Question 1 (Which box lists characteristics of the 1960s?)

• Analyze each option:
• First option: New Deal (1930s), Dust Bowl (1930s), Golden Age of Hollywood (1920s - 1950s), unemployment (Great Depression era) – not 1960s.
• Second option: Prohibition (1920s), Harlem Renaissance (1920s), Lost Generation (1920s) – not 1960s.
• Third option: Counterculture, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, Space Race all peaked or occurred in the 1960s.
• Fourth option: Fall of Soviet Union (1991), video games (late 20th - 21st), televangelists (1970s - 80s) – not 1960s.

• Context: Cold War policy of containment. The U.S supported South Vietnam to stop communism from spreading (domino theory – if South Vietnam fell to communism, other countries might too).
• Eliminate other options:
• Preventing disease: Not related to Vietnam policy.
• Promoting democracy: Secondary; main was containment.
• Economic prosperity: Not the primary Cold War - era motive for Vietnam support.

Answer:

The counterculture, The Civil Rights Movement, The Vietnam War, The Space race

Question 2 (What was the PRIMARY motive for the U.S Government’s policy of supporting the government of South Vietnam?)