Vietnam War Quiz

What was the United States' main goal in Vietnam?

• Reunifying Vietnam

• Containing the spread of communism

• Upholding the Geneva Accords

• Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam

Who did the US fight in the Vietnam War?

• the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army

• China and the South Vietnamese Army

• Japan

• the Soviet Union

Which of these empowered President Lyndon Johnson to greatly increase US military involvement in Vietnam?

• Geneva Accords

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Pentagon Papers

• War Powers Act

Which of the following statements best defines the domino theory?

• Communism will cause the fall of the United States

• Democratic governments are a threat to freedom

• If one country falls to communism, others in the region will fall too

• Communism will topple the world economy

Which of these factors greatly frustrated US troops fighting in Vietnam?

• the Viet Cong could quickly fade into the landscape

• the Viet Cong was equipped with superior weapons

• the Viet Cong excelled in conventional large-scale battles

• the Viet Cong had spies within the US army

What was the main impact of the Tet Offensive in the United States?

• It motivated President John F Kennedy to send US military advisers to Vietnam to prop up the Diem regime

• it greatly damaged public support for US involvement in the conflict

• It was the main cause of the riot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago

• It convinced President Gerald Ford not to interfere when the North Vietnamese Army surrounded the city of Saigon

Tensions between students who opposed the war and National Guardsmen resulted in four deaths at _________.

• Ohio State University

• UCLA

• Emerson College

• Kent State University

In which year did Saigon finally fall to North Vietnamese forces?

• 1955

• 1965

• 1975

• 1985

Which of the following best describes the experience of many Vietnam veterans upon returning to the United States?

• They were welcomed as heroes

• They were shunned or ignored by the public

• They returned to civilian life with no problems

• They quickly forgot about their military service

What happened at My Lai?

• The North Vietnamese built a prison for American pilots captured by the Viet Cong

• My Lai suffered the worst napalm attacks in the history of the war

• US forces captured Ho Chi Minh

• American soldiers killed over 500 civilians