Origins of the Vietnam War

Reorder the following

• The French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu.

• Ho Chi Minh organizes the Vietminh to defeat the French.

• President Eisenhower formulated the Domino Theory

• The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam and called for free elections.

• The defeat of Japan in WW2 ended Japanese occupation of Vietnam.

Match the following

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• The first sustained bombing campaign of North Vietnam.

• Ho Chi Minh

• The Communist opposition group in South Vietnam, they practiced guerilla tactics.

• Vietcong

• Founder of the Indochinese Communist Party and the Vietminh.

• Operation "Rolling Thunder"

• Congress granted broad military powers to President Johnson after US ships were fired upon.

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution

• Corrupt president of South Vietnam, who was backed by the US government until Nov. 1, 1963.

Which is one reason why South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem's popularity plummeted?

• He refused to accept military aid from the U.S.

• He lost the support of large landowners by redistributing land to poor farmers.

• He increased attacks against Buddhist opposition groups.

• He opposed Operation "Rolling Thunder."

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

• It was a way for the North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong with weapons.

• It was built by the Soviet Union to assist the North Vietnamese.

• It was destroyed by the US Air Force during Operation "Rolling Thunder".

• It was built by the United States to provide supplies to the South Vietnamese army.

Which statement is true regarding the Geneva Accords?

• Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th parallel.

• An election to unify Vietnam was called for in 1956.

• Ho Chi Minh controlled North Vietnam from the capital of Hanoi.

• All statements are true.

What was the main objective of the United States in the Vietnam War?

• To spread communism in Southeast Asia

• To gain territorial control over Vietnam

• To support South Vietnam in stopping the spread of communism

• To colonize Vietnam

Who did the U.S help?

• North Vietnam

• U.S.S.R

• South Vietnam

• Antarctica

Which of the following is true regarding the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

• President Kennedy announced his plan to withdraw US advisors from Vietnam in time for the election of 1964.

• President Johnson was able to focus more on domestic priorities such as the war on poverty.

• Congress surrendered its ability to control the war in Vietnam.

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

• The Domino Theory

• Containment

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• Vietnamization

What is the message of this political cartoon, which features LBJ wielding an axe to The Great Society train.

• President Johnson believed that the Great Society was a more important priority than the war in Vietnam.

• The anti-poverty programs of the Great Society were being sacrificed to fight the war in Vietnam.

• Compared to World War II, the Vietnam War was relatively inexpensive.