US History - Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

• Vietnamization

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Viet Cong

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh

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Who is the leader of North Vietnam, the "George Washington" of Vietnam?

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

• General Westmoreland

• Lyndon Johnson

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Which event officially started the Vietnam War?

• The crossing of the 17th parallel

• The Battle of Dien Bien Phu

• Domino Theory

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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What was the military strategic to heavily bomb North Vietnamese targets known as?

• Battle of the Bulge

• Thunderstruck

• Rolling Thunder

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Which of the following was NOT a new weapon the USA used in Vietnam?

• Naplam

• Cluster Bombs

• Agent Orange

• Guerilla Warfare

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Who had the technological advantage in Vietnam?

• USA

• France

• North Vietnam

• Russia

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Legendary trail used to supply the communist forces in South Vietnam

• Dien Bien Phu Trail

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

• Trail of Tears

• Sugar Trail

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Herbicide and chemical weapon, used to expose VC

• escalation

• Tet Offensive

• napalm

• Agent Orange

Multiple Select

This type of "bomb" was a jellied form of gasoline.

• Napalm

• Cluster Bombs

• Carpet Bombing

• Defoliant

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In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

• My Lai Massacre

• Attack on Sai Pan

• Tet Offensive

• Attack on Khe Sanh

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The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what? 

• Credit Check 

• Fake News 

• Credibility Gap 

• Credibility Old Navy 

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1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

• Kent State University

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Which of the following is a lesson that the USA discovered from the Vietnam War?

• Technology superiority wins all wars

• Massive numbers of troops wins the day

• Countries flock to democratic ideals

• Wars can be won by public opinion

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What was the goal of "Vietnamization"?

• Hand South Vietnam over to the communists

• Keep peace with the Soviet Union

• Retake territory lost during the Tet Offensive

• Force South Vietnam to take over more of the fighting

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Which law required the president to gain congressional approval for long-term troop deployments?

• 24th Amendment

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution

• War Powers Act

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26th Amendment

• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 17

• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 19

• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 20

• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18