The Vietnam War Check-In

What is the Domino Theory?

• The idea that economic success in one country will lead to success in neighboring countries

• The idea that if one country falls to communism, it is very likely that the surrounding countries will also fall to communism

• The strategy of using a domino effect to win wars

• The theory that political changes in one nation could not influence neighboring nations

What was the main goal of the US policy of containment after WWII?

• To promote the spread of communism

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To interfere in countries that had fallen to communism

• To establish communism in the US

Which two doctrines were part of the US policy of containment?

• The Marshall Plan and the Roosevelt Doctrine

• The Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine

• The Kennedy Doctrine and the Nixon Doctrine

• The Carter Doctrine and the Reagan Doctrine

What was Ho Chi Minh's role in Vietnam?

• He was a capitalist leader of South Vietnam

• He was the nationalist communist leader of the North Vietnamese

• He was a French colonial administrator

• He was an American diplomat

What was the Viet Minh?

• A) A French military group

• B) A political movement in South Vietnam

• C) An organization that led the struggle for Vietnamese independence from French rule

• D) A Soviet Union and China backed group

Which countries recognized Minh’s Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the North in 1950?

• A) The US and Great Britain

• B) France and Japan

• C) The Soviet Union and China

• D) France and the US

How was Vietnam divided according to the Geneva Accords of 1954?

• Into three separate countries

• Into North and South Vietnam

• Into communist and non-communist regions

• It was not divided; it remained a single country

What was the political orientation of South Vietnam after the Geneva Accords?

• Communist

• Neutral

• Pro-Western

• Pro-Eastern

What did Diem oppose during his presidency?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

Who were the Vietcong?

• The North Vietnamese army

• The South Vietnamese government

• The South Vietnamese communists

• The American soldiers in Vietnam