Vietnam Review

What event caused the US to put troops on the ground in Vietnam?

• The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Protests at Kent State University

• The Tet Offensive

Why did the U.S get involved in the war?

• They wanted supplies from the Ho Chi Minh Trail

• To stop the spread of communism

• To unite America

• They wanted to support North Vietnam

What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?

• A place for troops to hide out

• A way to transport weapons, supplies, and troops

• The home of Ho Chi Minh

• A trail to get from the U.S. to Vietnam

Which line separated North and South Vietnam?

• 17th Parallel

• 38th Parallel

• 49th Parallel

• 31st Parallel

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?

• Lyndon Johnson

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Ngo Dinh Diem

What happened in My Lai?*

• American soldiers captured and killed over 200 Vietcong members.

• American troops napalmed the village.

• American soldiers killed over 200 Vietnamese civilians.

• Vietcong members captured and killed American soldiers.

Which of the following presidents did NOT have involvement in the Vietnam War?

• John F Kennedy

• Lyndon Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Jimmy Carter

Vietnamization was the plan to...

• promote Vietnamese culture in the United States

• Slowly withdraw US troops from Vietnam

• Let the Vietnamese citizens in the United States have a tax break  

• Allowing men to avoid the draft

What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?

• Domino theory
• MAD theory
• Containment theory
• China Syndrome

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Spain