American History Second Semester Review: Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh was the leader of ______________.

• North Vietnam
• South Vietnam
• North Korea
• South Korea

Who was the leader of the Vietminh?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Ngo Dinh Diem
• Dien Bien Phu
• Mao

North Vietnam was _______________.

• democratic 
• fascist 
• communist
• in a state of anarchy for 15 years

South Vietnam was ______________.

• communist
• democratic 
• a monarchy
• feudalistic 

_________________ was an idea that if one country fell to communism, all the others around it would fall.

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution 
• Domino Theory
• Geneva Accord
• Tet Offensive

What allowed President Johnson to send troops to Vietnam without declaring war?

• The Tet Offensive
• Geneva Accords
• The March on Washington
• Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Why was the War Powers Act of 1973 passed?

• To make sure a president could not send troops without congress' consent after 90 days
• To reduce French influence in South Vietnam
• To strengthen the polices of detente 
• To strengthen U.N. support of U.S. involvement in Vietnam

The Tet Offensive was ____________.

• A turning point in the war
• what caused a large number of the American people to believe we were losing the war
• what caused a large number of protests to start
• All of the above

Kent State was _________.

• a really sweet school
• the site of an anti-war protest that ended in 4 deaths.
• the site of the largest protest in the entire Vietnam War
• the name of the building that Nixon's men broke into in search of papers to steal

Which President sent troops to Vietnam?

• Kennedy
• Johnson
• Nixon
• Ford