1960-1970s America

What colonial power occupied Vietnam before World War II?

These were South Vietnamese who supported the Communist North

What was the goal of the first Indochina War?

• The French were fighting Germany for control of Indochina

• The Germans were fighting the Japanese for rights to Indochina

• The Vietnamese were fighting colonial powers to take back their land

• The French were fighting Japan for control of Indochina

Which of the following best describes the effects of the Geneva Accords?

• Gave full political power back to the French

• Divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel

• Declared Vietnam as property of the United Nations

• Established Communism as the official government of Vietnam

True or False: The Americans support South Vietnam’s goal of establishing Communism for all of Vietnam 

• True

• False

Who were North Vietnam’s allies during the Vietnam War?

True or False: The physical conditions of Vietnam made fighting easy

• True

• False

Which US President escalated the conflict in Vietnam by sending in the first ground troops in 1964?

What effect did the Tet Offensive have on American attitudes toward the war in Vietnam?

Which of the following is NOT a Vietnam anti-war protest song?

• War Pigs by Black Sabbath 

• Imagine by John Lennon

• Lean on Me by Bill Withers 

• The Unknown Soldier by The Doors