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WorksheetsOBarclay Vietnam War
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Presidential election of 1960 was between
a)
Kennedy & Johnson
b)
Kennedy & Goldwater
c)
Nixon & Johnson
d)
Kennedy & Nixon
2.
He was the U.S. backed leader of South Vietnam
a)
Diem
b)
Johnson
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Castro
3.
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam
a)
Diem
b)
Johnson
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Castro
4.
These were South Vietnamese who supported the communist north
a)
North Vietnamese Army
b)
Deferment
c)
Tet
d)
Viet Cong
5.
This event gave Johnson a "blank check" to do whatever he wanted in Vietnam
a)
My Lai
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Gulf of Tonkin
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
6.
To avoid U.S. soldiers North Vietnam simply used which trail that went through Laos/Cambodia?
a)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
b)
Hmong Trail
c)
Laos Trail
d)
Cambodian Trail
7.
This herbicide that was used to destroy Vietnam's jungle
a)
Agent Red
b)
Agent Orange
c)
Napalm
d)
Saturation Bombing
8.
U.S. soldiers killed civilians in this Vietnamese village sparking outrage at home.
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Tonkin
c)
Diem
d)
My Lai
9.
These stolen documents showed that government officials lied to Congress and the people.
a)
Snowden Papers
b)
Watergate Papers
c)
Pentagon Papers
d)
Gulf of Tonkin Papers
10.
This is a person who opposes fighting in the war on moral/religious grounds.
a)
Draft
b)
Conscientious Objector
c)
Silent Majority
d)
Hawk
11.
This meant that a person could postpone their military obligation for certain reasons such as attending college.
a)
Napalm
b)
Mandate
c)
Saturation
d)
Deferment
12.
This was the replacing American troops with South Vietnamese troops.
a)
Napalm
b)
Deferment
c)
Mandate
d)
Vietnamization
13.
This jelly-like substance burns uncontrollably.
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Deferment
c)
Kent
d)
Napalm
14.
What democrat entered the 1968 presidential race, but was shot and killed?
a)
Barry Goldwater
b)
Robert Kennedy
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Lyndon Johnson
15.
Which Ohio university saw a protest become deadly?
a)
Ohio State
b)
University of Ohio
c)
Kent State
d)
Miami of Ohio
16.
South Vietnamese rebels who opposed Diem & were armed and supplied by Ho Chi Minh
a)
Vietcong
b)
Vietminh
c)
Flying Tigers
d)
Indochinese
17.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
18.
What was the domino theory?
a)
A Game played by soldiers
b)
A strategy for the communists to advance against US forces
c)
A reason to stop the spread of communism
d)
An app on a smart phone
19.
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?
a)
Communist
b)
Democratic
c)
Socialist
d)
Monarchy
20.
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
a)
Ngo Dihn Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
President Kennedy
d)
Sui Chin
21.
Which countries were part of Indochina?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Laos
c)
Cambodia
d)
All of these
22.
What country controlled Indochina prior to their independence?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
United States
d)
China
23.
The first war against the French was called ___________
a)
USS Maddox
b)
The French Revolution
c)
Control of Vietnam
d)
First Indochina War
24.
Viet Minh was the name of the _________________ that was established in 1941
a)
Vietnamese liberation movement
b)
The leader of the revolution
c)
North Vietnamese Regular Army
d)
border formed by the 17th paralel
25.
What were the first soldiers sent to Vietnam used as?
a)
spies
b)
bomb makers
c)
Advisors
d)
Snipers and assassins
26.
When the USS Maddox was attacked by North Vietnamese vessels the event became known as
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
the Battle of Midway
c)
the Gulf Shores incident
d)
the Gulf of Tonkin incident
27.
What minority culture had the most troops fighting along side white soldiers in Vietnam?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Mexican Americans
c)
African Americans
d)
Islamic Americans
28.
How did the Geneva Accords affect Vietnam?
a)
The country was split in two at the 17th parallel
b)
The country stayed a colony of the French
c)
The country became a Chinese colony
d)
The French apologized
29.
Who were the ARVN?
a)
A guerrilla warfare group in the North
b)
The Chinese supported South Vietnamese Amry
c)
The Army of South Vietnam
d)
The U.S. army when in country
30.
Why didn't South Vietnam like their president?
a)
He could not relate to the people.
b)
He was not the same religion as the majority.
c)
He was rich, they were poor.
d)
All answers are true.
31.
What country had control of Vietnam during WWII?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
India
32.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
33.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
34.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive of 1968
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
35.
Allowed the public to be negatively influenced concerning the Vietnam war?
a)
Television and media bias
b)
Radio
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet
36.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society
b)
The New Deal
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Square Deal
37.
Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
War Powers Act
38.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
39.
How many troops were stationed in South Vietnam by 1968?
a)
250,000
b)
500,000
c)
50,000
d)
750,000
40.
The U.S. military used ______ to wipe out jungles so the North Vietnamese would have no place to hide:
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Mustard Gas
c)
Napalm
d)
All of the above
41.
The TET Offensive awoke Americans to the fact that Vietnam might not be a war that could be won and the Viet Cong were much stronger than they thought. It took place in:
a)
Rural locations
b)
Jungle villages
c)
Urban centers
d)
Coastal villages
42.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
43.
Why did America invade Cambodia even though we were trying to get OUT of the Vietnam War?
a)
To cut Viet Cong and NVA supply routes
b)
To stop Communism in Cambodia
c)
to rescue captured Americans located there.
d)
to create a passage way to Thailand
44.
The anti-war movement at home became more intense and even violent. 4 students were killed at ________ by the national guardsmen when they were protesting the war on campus.
a)
Kansas State
b)
Kent State
c)
California State
d)
Ohio State
45.
Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:
a)
Silent Minority
b)
Silent Majority
c)
Silent Supporters
d)
None of the above
46.
What major event occurred in 1975 shortly after the final pull out of American troops leaving our allies unprotected.
a)
Fall of Saigon
b)
Fall of Ho Chi Minh City
c)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
d)
Fall of Moscow
47.
The Tet Offensive & TV coverage of the war led to distrust of LBJ known as his
a)
credibility gap
b)
missile gap
c)
information gap
d)
television gap
48.
Aerial bombing campaign of N. Vietnam after Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
a)
Operation Rolling Thunder
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Operation Tropic Thunder
49.
What document revealed the U.S. had been secretly bombing Cambodia & Laos?
a)
Pentagon Papers
b)
NYE Report
c)
Venona Papers
d)
Bryce Report
50.
What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?
a)
draft cards
b)
drivers' licenses
c)
American flags
d)
newspapers
51.
Which amendment gave 18 year-olds the right to vote?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
26th
52.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution effectively gave war power to...
a)
the Executive Branch.
b)
the Legislative Branch.
c)
the Judicial Branch.
d)
the people.
53.
At the Democratic Convention in this city in 1968, violent riots took place.
a)
New York
b)
San Francisco
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Chicago
54.
Which president was MOST responsible for escalating troop numbers in Vietnam?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
55.
Which president was MOST responsible for escalating troop numbers in Vietnam?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
56.
Which WAS a new weapon introduced in Vietnam?
a)
soylent green
b)
atomic bomb
c)
napalm bomb
d)
zyklon B
57.
What year was the Paris Peace Accords signed which ended fighting in Vietnam for the U.S?
a)
1971
b)
1972
c)
1973
d)
1974
58.
Who was NOT a presidential candidate running for election in 1968?
a)
Lyndon Johnson
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Hubert Humphrey
d)
George Wallace
59.
Lt. William Calley was the only one convicted for what atrocity?
a)
My Lai Massacre
b)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
c)
Dien Bien Phu
d)
Battle of Khe Sanh
60.
What caused birth defects in babies in Vietnam and caused cancer and continues to cause ailments killing U. S. soldiers years after the war?
a)
Nuke Radiation
b)
Agent Orange
c)
Agent Blue
d)
Food poisoning
61.
Which side ended up winning the war, if not militarily, politically due to the lack of support of the civilian population?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
62.
What rule was Vietnam unified under
a)
Democratic
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist
d)
Monarchy
63.
Who helped North Vietnam during the war?
a)
US and Russia
b)
Canada and the Soviet union
c)
China and Spain
d)
Chinese and the Soviet Union
64.
Who was South Vietnam's political leader?
a)
Ngo Dinh Diem
b)
Kim Jung-Un
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Ho Chi Minh
65.
Who was the Secretary of State during most of the Vietnam War?
a)
Robert Kennedy
b)
Dean Rusk
c)
Henry Kissinger
d)
Hillary Clinton
66.
Kennedy's Secretary of Defense who was responsible for modernizing the Army to engage in Guerrilla Warfare?
a)
Robert Kennedy
b)
Henry Kissinger
c)
Robert McNamara
d)
Colin Powell
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