Vietnam War Quiz

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution passed by Congress

• condemned U.S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.
• called for both U.S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.
• blocked further commitment of U.S. ground troops without congressional approval.
• authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U.S. forces.

Why do you think that Johnson's policy of escalation in Vietnam did not work?

• It failed to consider the resolve of the Vietcong.
• It failed to appreciate the poor visibility for airstrikes.
• It caused Russia and China to send troops to Vietnam.
• It was a military, not an ideological strategy.

The Tet Offensive was

• a total victory for the Vietcong forces.
• a tactical defeat for the Communists.
• fought to a draw.
• a political defeat for the United States.

The Vietnam War lasted from....

• 1954-1973
• 1955-1975
• 1960-1977
• 1952-1974

All of the reasons are why the Vietnam War was an extremely difficult war to fight EXCEPT for...

• The Vietcong were nationalists at heart and were unrelenting in their commitment to their cause.
• An extensive tunnel system.
• Americans had a lack of training before they were sent into war.
• It was hard to determine who exactly was the enemy.

Ho Ch Minh was the cofounder of which communist party?

• French
• British
• American
• Russian

Ture or false: Hawks were individuals who were against the Vietnam War.

• True
• False

Who said it? “If I've lost Cronkite I’ve lost the American people”.

• President Eisenhower
• Robert McManara
• President Johnson
• President Nixon

True or false South Vietnam had a stable government throughout the Vietnam War.

• True
• False

Most of American soldiers were chosen by...

• A draft
• Volunteering
• A lottery to go to war
• Picked as tribute