Exploring the US Involvement in the Vietnam War

What event in 1938 is compared to the situation in Vietnam?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Munich Conference with Adolf Hitler

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The start of the Korean War

What was the primary goal of the Geneva Conference regarding Vietnam?

• To establish a communist government in Vietnam

• To split Vietnam into North and South

• To start American involvement

• To end French colonial rule

What was the outcome of the Geneva Conference for Vietnam?

• Full independence from French colonial rule

• A ceasefire agreement with the Vietcong

• Division into North and South Vietnam

• Unification under a democratic government

What was the term used by Hanoi to describe their fight in South Vietnam?

• A war of independence

• A war of liberation

• A civil war

• A revolutionary war

What strategy did the U.S. employ to combat guerrilla warfare?

• Copter-borne counteraction

• Strategic bombing campaigns

• Naval blockades

• Chemical warfare

Which country's markings were found on captured Vietcong arms?

• Soviet Union

• Cuba

• North Korea

• China

Who refused an invitation to discuss peace at the United Nations?

• The Soviet Union

• Hanoi

• The United States

• South Vietnam

What did President Johnson compare the fight in Vietnam to?

• The Cold War

• The Civil Rights Movement

• World War II

• The American Revolution

What was the main reason for American involvement in Vietnam, according to the video?

• To gain territorial control

• To acquire natural resources

• To support French colonial rule

• To stop the spread of communism

What did the U.S. insist on for the people of South Vietnam?

• The right to choose their own government

• The establishment of a communist regime

• The reunification with North Vietnam

• The continuation of French colonial rule