Vietnam War Review

The Vietcong were-

• South Vietnam force

• North Vietnam force

• North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam

• Another name for Communists

Guerrilla Warfare was-

• Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush

• Using gorillas to fight against enemy soldiers

• Dressing up as gorillas and fighting while hitting your chest

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 problems of fighting in Vietnam?

• Identifying the enemy 
• Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
• Weather and climate
• all of these

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

• Vietnamization

• Communism

• Domino Theory

• Imperialism

The American people strongly supported U.S. involvement in the war

• True

• False

In 1975, two years after the last American troops left Vietnam,:

• South Vietnam defeated the Viet Cong

• the United Nations drew up a treaty ending the war

• South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam

The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

• containment
• Good Neighbor policy
• isolationism
• Roosevelt Corollary

Where is Vietnam located?

• It is a small narrow country South of China
• It is a large sparsely populated country North of Japan
• It is a small island east of the African mainland
• It is a group of islands north of Australia

Which European country owned Vietnam in the 1940’s.

• Great Britain
• USSR 
• Japan 
• France