Vietnam War- Unit 1 Quiz

Vietnam spent 1000 years under the rule of this nation to its north

• the Soviet Union

• Japan

• China

• the United States

The major divisions of Vietnam were (check the two that apply)

• Geographic

• Language

• Political

• Religious

The ethnic Vietnamese make up __ percent of the country’s total population.

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

• 90%

Cao Dai and Hoa Hao are the two major sects of which Vietnamese "ism"

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Catholicism

• Communism

The _____________ is in the northern part of Vietnam and the ______________ is in the southern part of Vietnam

• Mekong; Red

• Red; Mekong

• Yangtze; Yellow

• Yellow: Yangtze

The Vietnamese compare the shape of their country to

• A long warship

• Chicken on bamboo

• two baskets of rice suspended on a bamboo pole

• An eagle

Civil service, importance of family and community and a rigorous selection of talent are associated with which "ism" in Vietnam?

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Communism

The majority of Vietnamese peasants held which occupation?

• Wheat farmers

• Mechanical laborers

• Rice farmers

• Teachers

What was the reason for France to establish a “balcony on the Pacific” in Vietnam?

• They wanted to spread their Protestant belief system

• Feared they would be the European nation left out of the scramble for territory in Asia

• They did not like China and wanted to ensure the Vietnamese state of independence

• Vietnam asked France for help after dealing with too many external enemies after “the March to the South”

Which term would not be associated with the mindsets of the peoples of Vietnam

• Patriarchal

• Family

• Community

• Individualism