Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, the following people were presidents of the United States. Check all that apply.

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

• Nuclear deterrence

• Flexible response

• Domino theory

• Iron Curtain

How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?

• By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president

• By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

• By allowing Congress to supersede the president’s role as commander in chief

• By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate’s treaty-making powers

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

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

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

• prevent the spread of communism in South East Asia

• reduce French influence in Vietnam

• stop china from seizing Vietnam

• support the government of North Vietnam

Which article would most likely quote this excerpt?

• “Embedding Journalists in Combat during the Korean War”

• “The Role of the Office of War Information during World War II”

• “Improvements in Media Production during the Persian Gulf War”

• “The Role of the Media during the Vietnam War”

In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?

• Vietnamese Warfare tactics
• Cheetah Warfare
• Hidden Warfare
• Guerrilla warfare

Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?

• The Domino Theory

• Containment

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• Vietnamization

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

• My Lai Massacre

• Attack on Sai Pan

• Tet Offensive

• Attack on Khe Sanh