Vietnam Quiz

What 1964 event led to a

rapid expansion of U.S.

involvement in Vietnam?

• The French lost control of

  Vietnam to the Vietcong.

• A group of South

  Vietnamese army officers

  killed Ngo Dinh Diem.

• U.S. ships off the North

  Vietnamese coast reported

  being attacked.

• Laos and Cambodia fell to

  Ho Chi Minh’s fascist rule.

How did the hippie counterculture

express its ideals in

the 1960s?

• emigrated from the United

  States

• supported individual freedom,

  nonviolence, and

  communal sharing

• defended government

  authority

• respected the generation

  that came before it

The Vietcong fought against

• North Vietnam.

• the United States.

• France.

• Japan.

What was one effect of the

My Lai massacre?

• Americans began to

  perceive the Johnson

  Administration as honest.

• The Johnson

  Administration lost

  the support of wealthy

  Americans.

• Support for the war

  among college students

  nearly doubled.

• Many Americans began to

  question U.S. involvement

  in the war.

Which of the following best

describes the domino theory?

• If atomic weapons were

  used once to end a war,

  they would be used to end

  all subsequent wars.

• If the United States waged

  one war against communism,

  it would have to

  wage other wars.

• If one nation became

  Communist, nearby countries

  would also fall to

  communism.

• If the Soviets took over

  one Asian nation, they

  would take over the entire

  continent.

What did President Kennedy

intend to do by establishing

the Peace Corps?

• bring a nonviolent end to

  racial segregation in the

  United States

• design a treaty that would

  end the conflict with Cuba

• provide young people with

  a chance to express their

  views

• help developing countries

  with tasks such as building

  schools

What does “escalation” mean

with respect to President

Johnson’s policy toward

Vietnam between 1965 and

1968?

• slow withdrawal

• increased involvement

• frequent surprise attacks

• full disclosure of

  information

During the Vietnam War,

hawks and doves disagreed

mainly over whether

• funding domestic programs

  was more important

  than winning the

  Cold War.

• U.S. forces should use a

  nuclear bomb to force the

  Vietcong to surrender.

• the United States should

  have a draft.

• protesting the war was

  unpatriotic.

The Vietnam War ended

when

• the United States and

  North Vietnam signed the

  Hanoi Accords in 1973.

• North Vietnamese forces

  captured Saigon in 1975.

• Communist dictators took

  over Laos and Cambodia

  in 1977.

• North Vietnam returned

  all American prisoners of

  war in 1979.

What did President Nixon do

on April 30, 1970 to infuriate

many Americans?

• began slowly withdrawing

  U.S. troops from Vietnam

  without the knowledge of

  Congress or the people

• announced that he had

  sent U.S. troops into

  Cambodia, expanding the

  war he had promised to

  end

• authorized the use of force

  by National Guard troops

  against students on college

  campuses

• admitted that the U.S. government

  and his administration

  had been lying

  about progress in the war