Vietnam War Unit Review

Where did the Vietnam anti-war movement begin?

• Churches

• New York City

• College Campuses

• High Schools

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Americans began to question the war?

• the soldiers fighting were volunteers

• heavy government spending

• the draft

• rising death toll

Which of the following best describes the North Vietnamese battle strategy?

• traveled carrying heavy weapons

• marched in the open towards battle

• to end the war as quickly as possible

• traveled light, digging tunnels to hide in during the day and launch surprise attacks at night

What ship did the North Vietnamese attack in August 1964, that led President Johnson to escalate the war?

• USS Mino

• USS McCarthy

• USS McArthur

• USS Maddox

What was the name of the sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam?

• Operation Rolling Lightning

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Operation Steel Tiger

• Operation Tonkin

Which of the following best describes the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?

• Placed limits on the United States' involvement in Vietnam

• Authorized secret commando raids against North Vietnamese targets

• Provided President Johnson with broad authority to escalate the war in Vietnam

• Passed unanimously in the United States Senate

The Geneva Peace Accords granted Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia independence from France.

• True

• False

Which of the following best describes the domino theory?

• American politicians used this principle to limit the number of combat troops that were committed to the defense of South Vietnam

• President Kennedy campaigned in 1963 by promising to replace the domino theory as a principle for foreign policy

• After 1963, the U.S. commitment to defend nations like Vietnam declined, as an economic recession took hold across the nation

• It was used as justification for U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia, to prevent democratic nations from falling to communist insurgencies

What divided North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

• Mason-Dixon Line

• The Equator

• 17th Parallel

• The Mekong River

Which of the following countries was NOT a part of French Indochina?

• China

• Laos

• Cambodia

• Vietnam