Introduction to Vietnam War

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

Who were the communists in South Vietnam?

• Vietminh

• Vietcong

• Ho Chi Minhions

The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

• containment

• Good Neighbor policy

• isolationism

• Roosevelt Corollary

What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?

• Domino theory

• MAD theory

• Containment theory

• China Syndrome

He was the communist leader of North Vietnam

• Diem

• Johnson

• Ho Chi Minh

• Castro

Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?

• Ngo Dihn Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

• President Kennedy

• Sui Chin

Why was Ngo Dinh Diem not a good leader? Choose all that apply.

• He hated Buddhist.

• He became a dictator.

• He was not a communist.

• Kennedy did not think he was a good leder.

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

• United States

• China

• Japan 

• France

What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?

• Communist

• Democratic

• Socialist

• Monarchy