Vietnam War History Quiz

Which box lists characteristics of the 1960s?

• Prohibition, The Lost Generation, The Harlem Renaissance, Religious fundamentalism

• Widespread unemployment, New Deal programs, The Golden Age of Hollywood, The Dust Bowl

• The counterculture, The Civil Rights movement, The Vietnam War, The Space Race

• Televangelists, Neoconservatism, Video Games, The fall of the Soviet Union

What happened as a direct result of these recommendations?

• North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a ceasefire.

• U.S military involvement in Vietnam escalated.

• South Vietnamese leaders rejected military assistance.

• Soviet ground troops were deployed to Vietnam.

Why was the United States concerned about Agreement 2?

• Officials believed the election would lead to a civil war and revolution.

• Congress members feared foreign policy decisions would lead to criticism at home.

• The administration opposed the creation of regional alliances.

• Leaders feared communist officials would win the election and take over the country.

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

• Nuclear deterrence

• Flexible response

• Domino theory

• Iron Curtain

Which outcomes are connected to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? Select TWO correct answers.

• Strengthened U.S. alliances in Southeast Asia

• Increased domestic opposition to the war

• Expansion of U.S. military presence in Europe

• Escalation of the Cold War tensions

What was the PRIMARY motive for the U.S. government’s policy of supporting the government of South Vietnam?

• Encouraging the spread of economic prosperity

• Preventing the spread of infectious disease

• Containing the spread of communism

• Promoting the spread of democracy

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military —

• trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

• shared military technology with North Vietnam

• imposed martial law in North Vietnam

• installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

What did the 1954 Geneva Conference establish in Southeast Asia?

• New economic zones

• Political boundaries

• Trade agreements

• Military alliances

What cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960s?

• Opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War

• Expanding presidential use of executive privilege

• Protecting the world against climate change

• Using détente as a foreign policy with China

How did media coverage of the attack described in this headline influence the Vietnam War?

• By increasing Allied approval of using atomic weapons in Vietnam

• By weakening international support for North Vietnam

• By weakening public support for U.S. participation in Vietnam

• By increasing demands for South Vietnam to sign an alliance with China