Origins of the Conflict in Vietnam

Which European power had imperialistic control over Vietnam before and then after World War II?

• Japan

• France

• United States

• Spain

The revolutionary leader of Vietnam against the French and eventually the Americans was...

• Ho Chi Minh

• Kim Il Sung

• Mao Zedong

• Vladimir Lenin

What political ideology did Minh adopt in order to get the support he needed to fight against the French?

• communism

• socialism

• facism

• monarchy

Draw an image that represents the American policy of containment during the Cold War...

The idea that if Vietnam turned communist then bordering countries would turn communist, then other bordering countries would turn communist, and so forth was referred to as...

• domino theory

• checkers theory

• chess theory

• jenga theory

The president in office during the Gulf of Tonkin incident was...

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

Describe the events in the Gulf of Tonkin that led to Johnson sending troops to Vietnam...

What do you think was the largest contributor to American sending troops to Vietnam?

• imperialism

• containment policy

• money

• stopping Nazis in Vietnam

South Vietnam communist fighters that were "farmers by day and fighters by night" were often referred to as...

• Vietminh

• Vietcong

• NVA

• Ho Chi Mommas

Describe Ho Chi Minh's military doctrine...