Vietnam War

Which of the following BEST explains America's interest in Vietnam?

• The Cubans were sending soldiers over to the communists and they needed to be stopped

• Druglords were taking over the small country and they needed help in fighting them

• Communist North Vietnam was trying to attack and take over Democratic South Vietnam

• Communist South Vietnam was falling into Japanese control

The domino theory stated that..

• If one country falls to communist then it will start a chain reaction of others falling too

• Once you stop one communist country you can stop them all

• If you drop one atomic bomb, then the rest of the nations will drop theirs

• When fighting a war, once one ally joins, then the rest will follow them

Which of the following presidents was concerned with Vietnam in the early 1960's and sent in military advisors to help out?

• Dwight D Eisenhower

• John F Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

Where was there an alleged attack on U.S. Naval Ships by North Vietnamese in 1964?

• Gulf of Vietnam

• Gulf of Mexico

• Gulf of Cuba

• Gulf of Tonkin

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution begins the years of escalation in the Vietnam War by sending how many troops to battle by 1968?

• 2 million

• 500,000

• 3 million

• 100,000

On the U.S. Homefront how was the war in Vietnam treated?

• U.S. Soldiers received great support, though many were angry at the government

• Many citizens were pro communist and wanted to see Vietnam win

• Anti-War protests broke out, low support for soldiers, as many citizens wanted peace not war

Which of the following presidents was elected in 1968 with the promise of solving the Vietnam War issues?

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

During an Anti-War protests and riots, four students were shot and killed by National guard. where did this shooting take place?

• Ohio State University

• Kent State University

• Arizona State University

• Boise State University

After 9 years of American involvement in Vietnam a cease fire was agreed upon between America/south Vietnamese and North Vietnamese with which of the following accords?

• Camp David Accords

• Berlin Peace Accords

• Paris Peace Accords

• Laos Peace Accords

Two years after the cease fire in Vietnam which of the following events occurred?

• South Vietnam and North Vietnam came to a split country agreement

• South Vietnam attacked and defeated the communist North Vietnamese

• North Vietnamese attacked and defeated South Vietnamese

• Both are still in battle today over is Vietnam should be communist