Vietnam Quiz

Vietnam was a colony of which country prior to WWII?

• US

• China

• Great Britian

• Japan

• France

Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?

• Le Duan

• Vo Nguyen

• Ho Chi Minh

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Mao Zedong

When the French pulled out of Southern Vietnam, what country entered to try and help stop communism from spreading?

• US

• Great Britain

• China

• Japan

What year did the first US combat troops officially arrive in Vietnam?

• 1950

• 1960

• 1965

• 1968

• 1972

What country had control of Vietnam during World War II?

• France

• Germany

• China

• Japan

What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Johnson

• Eisenhower

What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

• Mekong River

• 38th Parallel

• Saigon River

• 17th Parallel

• It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country

What major Vietnamese city was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in honor of the leader of North Vietnam after the war?

• Saigon

• Hanoi

• Hai Phong

• Can Tho

• Da Nang

Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?

• US

• Soviet Union

• North Vietnam

• South Vietnam

• Japan

What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?

• The jungle conditions

• The limits put on troops by President Johnson

• Ambushes and traps

• All of the above

• None of the above