Vietnam War

Who was the communist and nationalist leader who led Vietnam against the French?

• Nguyen Van Thieu

• Nguyen Cao Ky

• Ho Chi Minh

• Dien Bien Phu

The Geneva Accords outlined that:

• Vietnam would permanently split along the 17th Parallel

• The French would gain control of all of Vietnam

• Elections would be held to reunify Vietnam in the future

• Ho hi Minh would gain all control of a unified Vietnam

A beilef that if Vietnam falls to Communism, all of Southeast Asia will follow is called?

• Containment

• Dividing Vietnam

• The Domino Theory

• Strengthening of Vietnam

The U.S. first became involved in the conflict in Vietnam.....

• to help the North Vietnamese fight Communism

• to unify North and South Vietnam

• to support South Vietnam's government

This event led to the esclation (increase) of a U.S. presence in Vietnam...

• The sinking of the USS Maine

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The attack in the Gulf of Tonkin

• The Battle at El Almein

What congressional action gave President Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War?

• the Pentagon Papers

• the Geneva Conference decision

• the Gulfof Tonkin Resolution

• a Joint Cheifs of Staff finding

In fighting the war in Vietnam, U.S. soldiers struggled with which of the following?

• Guerrilla Warfare

• Loss of fellow soldiers

• Lack of support at home

• All the answers are correct

This supply line became the target of much of the U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War.

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

• The Berlin Wall

• The Bataan Line

• The Iron Curtain

The Tet Offensive was significant because.....

• It ended the war in Vietnam

• It resulted in a significant military win for the Vietcong

• Media coverage of the event shifted public opinion in the USA against the war in Vietnam

• It was igmored by the American public

TV was instrumental (important) in......

• Promoting understanding between Americans and Vietnamese

• Developing enthusiasm for the American war effort in Vietnam

• Bringing the brutality of the war into people's living rooms

• revealing the contents of classified military documents