Vietnam Pt1

What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?

• USS Maddox
• USS Arizona
• USS Maine
• HMS Lusitania

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Mao Zedong
• Ngo Dien Diem
• Hideki Tojo

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

Who were the group known as the Vietcong?

• South Vietnam force
• North Vietnam force
• North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam
• Another name for Communists

What event prompted the US Congress to give Lyndon Johnson the power to wage war in Vietnam?

• The assassination of John F. Kennedy.
• The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
• The "attacks" on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• Soviet and Chinese support of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam.

Who inherited the problem of Vietnam from President Kennedy?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Ngo Dinh Diem
• Lyndon Johnson
• Robert McNamara

Johnson increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam by 

• airstrikes (bombing) and escalating troops
• stopping Khruschev and Castro
• using nuclear bombs
• killing Ho Chi Minh

What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want spreading to South Vietnam?

• Communism
• Democracy
• Socialism
• Monarchy

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

• Vietnamization 
• Communism
• Domino Theory
• Imperialism

What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Battle Of Midway
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
• Bay of Pigs Invasion