Intro to Vietnam

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?

• Saigon Route

• Bataan Death March

• Trail of Tears

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

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.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

• Gulf of Thailand

• Gulf of Tonkin

• Pearl Harbor

• South China Sea

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

• Viet Cong

• Kent State University

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

• Vietnamization

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Viet Cong

• Ho Chi Minh

Gave the President expansive war powers

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Who was the Northern Communist Leader?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Nguyen Van Hieu

• Mao Zedong

What were the communist fighters in the south called?

• Viet Cong

• Viet Minh

• Vietnamese

• Chinese