The Vietnam War

Which European nation held control of Vietnam for nearly a century?

• Spain

• Germany

• France

• the United States

How did the French view the Vietnamese people?

• The French viewed them as equals.

• The French viewed the Vietnamese as their superiors.

• The French were impressed with the Vietnamese way of governing.

• The French viewed the Vietnamese as inferiors.

Which of the following is the man who returned from exile, organized rebel forces, and helped defeat the French in Vietnam?

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Vladimir Lenin

• Dien Bien Phu

• Ho Chi Minh

Which of the following best describes the Vietcong's war strategy?

• fight small skirmishes

• avoid any confrontation

• engage in large-scale battles

• battle by day and rest at night

Ho Chi Minh compared his military to a(n)

• wasp.

• tiger.

• snake.

• elephant.

Which of the following outcomes might support the domino theory?

• Korea remained politically and economically divided.

• China restricted political liberties while allowing economic freedom.

• After communism collapsed in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe became democratic.

• Cambodia and Laos ended up with communist governments dominated by Vietnam.

The eastern part of mainland Southeast Asia was once called

• Taiwan.

• French Indochina.

• Cambodia.

• North Vietnam.

In Geneva, the division of Vietnam was agreed upon at the

• 38 parallel

• 27 parallel

• 17 parallel

• 10 parallel

Which U.S. president is displayed in the picture? HINT: He was in office during the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Dwight D. Esienhower

• Harry S Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Why did the Buddhist monk set himself on fire?

• He was protesting the U.S.'s involvement in Vietnam.

• He was protesting the Viet Cong's attempts to spread Communism.

• He was protesting the injustice carried out by Ho Chi Minh.

• He was protesting the religious persecution carried out by the Diem regime.