Why Did US Go to War with Vietnam (And Got Defeated)

What year did France agree to Vietnam's independence?

• 1854

• 1954

• 1965

• 1945

How was Vietnam divided before the Vietnam War?

• Communist South and Democratic North

• Democratic South and Communist North

What Asian country supported the North Vietnamese?

• Japan

• Thailand

• America

• China

What was the Viet Cong?

• who the North Vietnamese were fighting against

• outsiders trying to conquer Vietnam for themselves

• the communist organization in the South that took directions from the North Vietnamese

Why did America support Ngo Dinh Diem?

• Because he was a good guy

• Because he was Anti-Communist

• Because he was a Communist

What President escalated/ intensified the Vietnam War?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Andrew Jackson

• Ronald Regan

Knowing that the fighting was intense guerrilla warfare now, how did the United States believe they were going to win?

• trench warfare

• blitzkrieg tactics

• war of attrition

• Use nuclear weapons

What was one disadvantage for the American troops when it came to fighting?

• They did not speak Vietnamese.

• They would serve 12 month rotations.

• They would fight until the end of the war.

Select all the US presidents that were involved in the Vietnam War. ( Hint 3 answers are correct.)

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard M. Nixon

• Ronald Reagan