US History 2--Vietnam War

John F. Kennedy

• sent warships to bomb North Vietnam.

• decreased the war equipment being sent to South Vietnam.

• increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam.

• sent soldiers to fight in North Vietnam.

Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?

• Aerial attacks (regular bombs)

• Agent Orange

• Napalm

• Nuclear bombs

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

• Gulf of Thailand

• Gulf of Tonkin

• Pearl Harbor

• South China Sea

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

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

• Viet Cong

• Kent State University

President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Viet Cong

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Viet Cong

• Ho Chi Minh

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

• Kent State University