Ch. 30 Vietnam War

1. The Vietminh formed initially in Vietnam to

• A. create a Communist government.

• B. create a pro-Western government.

• C. win independence from France.

• D. win independence from Japan.

2. What two events convinced Truman to help France in Vietnam?

• A. the fall of China to communism and the outbreak of the Korean War

• B. Japan’s surrender in World War II and the fall of China to communism

• C. the establishment of a Communist government in Vietnam and the Korean War

• D. the establishment of a Communist government in Vietnam and the fall of China

3. When the French left Vietnam, the United States stepped in to

• A. make sure free elections were held, as specified by the Geneva Accords.

• B. protect the pro-Western government in South Vietnam.

• C. act as peacekeeper along the border between North and South Vietnam.

• D. try to cause a popular uprising against Ho Chi Minh.

4. The results of the battle at Dien Bien Phu convinced

• A. President Johnson to send American troops into Vietnam.

• B. regular North Vietnamese army units to join the Vietcong.

• C. President Nixon to pull American troops out of Vietnam.

• D. the French to withdraw from Indochina.

5. As the fighting began between the Vietcong and South Vietnamese army, President Eisenhower tried to help South Vietnam by

• A. sending food.

• B. dropping napalm.

• C. sending military advisers.

• D. providing American troops.

6.. The Vietcong’s power continued to increase in part because of

• A. the Vietcong’s use of terror.

• B. the use of terror by South Vietnam.

• C. the strong belief in communism.

• D. the Vietnamese distrust of the U.S.

7. With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress, in effect,

• A. declared war on North Vietnam.

• B. committed to a limited war only.

• C. increased aid to South Vietnam.

• D. handed its war powers to the president.

8. The goal of Agent Orange was to

• A. infiltrate the Vietcong military.

• B. sabotage Vietcong equipment.

• C. destroy the ability to hide in jungles.

• D. cut Vietcong supply lines.

9. A main reason President Johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam was his fear that it would

• A. bring China into the war.

• B. strengthen the North Vietnamese will to fight.

• C. result in more loss of American lives.

• D. horrify the American public, ruining him politically.

10. The “educational” hearings on Vietnam were intended to

• A. boost public support for the war.

• B. boost congressional support for the war.

• C. explain the war to the Senate.

• D. explain the war to the public.