Chapter 9: Outbreak of Vietnam War

Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?  

• United States
• China
• Japan 
• France

Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?

•  Mao Zedong
• Ho Chi Minh
• Le Duan 
• Ngo Dinh Diem

When the French pulled out of Southern Vietnam, what country entered to try and help stop communism from spreading? 

• United States
• Great Britain
• Germany
• China

What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?

• John F. Kennedy
• Lyndon B. Johnson 
• Dwight Eisenhower
• Richard Nixon

What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

• 38th Parallel
• 17th Parallel
• Mekong River
• It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country

Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country? 

• United States
• Soviet Union
• South Vietnam
• North Vietnam

What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?

• The jungle conditions  
• The limits put on troops by President Johnson  
• Ambushes and traps  
• All of the above

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

• a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

• a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

• the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

• a supply line used by South Vietnam.

After the Vietnam War

• South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.

• both countries were reunited.

• the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.

• all of the above.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

• Gulf of Thailand

• Gulf of Tonkin

• Pearl Harbor

• South China Sea