Vietnam War Year Review

What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

• 38th Parallel

• Mekong River

• 17th Parallel

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

What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

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

• United States

• China

• Japan

Nationalism is defined as ________________.

• A sense of belonging that is based on a written document like a constitution

• A feeling of extreme pride and loyalty to their country

• A feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated and wealthy

• Loyalty based on geographic location only.

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 sport did Muhammad Ali (also known as Cassius Clay) pursue as his career?

• boxing

• tennis

• baseball

• golf

Read these sentences from the text.

"On April 28, 1967, citing his religious beliefs, he refused induction into the United States Army at the height of the war in Vietnam. Ali's refusal followed a blunt statement, voiced fourteen months earlier: 'I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong.' And the American establishment responded with a vengeance, demanding, 'Since when did war become a matter of personal quarrels? War is duty. Your country calls; you answer.'"

Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about Ali's sense of duty?

• Ali felt a strong duty to his own personal beliefs.

• Ali felt a strong duty to his family.

• Ali felt a strong duty to America.

• Ali felt a strong duty to help the people of Vietnam

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

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

What were the young men who escaped to Canada to avoid the Draft called?

• Patriots

• Volunteers

• Hippies

• Draft Dodgers