Beginning Vietnam

What was the overall goal of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?

• Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

• Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the United States

• Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia

• Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

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.

What U.S. foreign policy accounts for the trend illustrated in the graph?

• U.S. containment policy led the country to draft and deploy millions of troops to Korea.

• U.S. containment policy led the country to draft and deploy millions of troops to Vietnam.

• U.S. support for the United Nations caused the country to lead the UN’s intervention in Korea.

• U.S. support for the United Nations caused the country to lead the UN’s intervention in Vietnam

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Protests Against the Vietnam War

• Opposition to the Arms Race

• Support for Gender Equality

• Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste

Though it originated during World War II, the phrase "old enough to fight, old enough to vote" became increasingly popular during the Vietnam War as young men were drafted into military service beginning at the age of eighteen, yet were not eligible to vote until they turned twenty-one. How did the U.S. government resolve this issue?

• Through the passage of the Voting Rights Act

• Through the passage of the Equal Opportunity Act

• Through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

• Through the ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment

What effect did this supply route have on U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War?

• North Vietnam's use of the route led the United States to secretly bomb Cambodia and

  Laos.

• South Vietnam's destruction of the route led the United States to adopt its Vietnamization policy.

• China's use of the route to provide weapons to communists led the United States to bomb China.

• The United States' use of the route to move troops led North Vietnam to attack Laos and Cambodia

What event is commonly considered the starting point of the Vietnam War?

• The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• The Fall of Saigon

• The Tet Offensive

• The Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Which country was Vietnam a colony of before the Vietnam War began?

• United States

• China

• France

• Japan

What was the main ideological conflict in the Vietnam War?

• Democracy vs. Monarchy

• Communism vs. Capitalism

• Socialism vs. Fascism

• Anarchism vs. Totalitarianism

Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War?

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

• Vo Nguyen Giap

• Le Duan