Vietnam War Quiz

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Spain

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

• a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

• a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

• the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

• a supply line used by South Vietnam.

After the Vietnam War

• South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.

• both countries were reunited.

• the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.

• all of the above.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

• Gulf of Thailand

• Gulf of Tonkin

• Pearl Harbor

• South China Sea

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

• is determined mainly be technological superiority.

• is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.

• is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.

• can be strongly affected by public opinion.

Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?

• The Domino Theory

• Containment

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• Vietnamization

Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Truman

• Johnson

The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965

• Domino Theory

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

• Domino Theory

• Kent State University

• Tet Offensive

• Vietnamization

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

• Viet Cong

• Kent State University