Vietnam War

Hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action was known as ______.

• Marshall Plan
• Iron Curtain
• Cold War
• Brinkmanship

Guerrilla Warfare

• Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush
• Using gorillas to fight against enemy soldiers
• Dressing up as gorillas and fighting while hitting your chest

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

•  Mao Zedong
• Ho Chi Minh
• Le Duan 
• Ngo Dinh Diem

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

• United States
• Great Britain
• Germany
• China

What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

• 38th Parallel
• 17th Parallel
• Mekong River
• It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country

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

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
•  Da Nang

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

• United States
• Soviet Union
• South Vietnam
• North Vietnam

Americans began to really question if we should be involved in Vietnam or not when (choose all that apply)

• casualty numbers kept on rising.

• so many Vietnamese civilians were killed, including women and children.

• the Vietcong showed no signs of giving up.

• more and more people were called up by the draft to go fight.

Where did the phrase "There in the trees!" come from

• The Vietnam War

• Midway

• Iwo Jima