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WorksheetsThe Vietnam War
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
North Vietnam was _________________ .
a)
Communist
b)
Non-communist
2.
The U.S. supported South Vietnam against the Communist North Vietnam forces because of the Truman Doctrine of "containment" and "The ______________."
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corrollary
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
Domino Theory
3.
The Leader of South Vietnam, Ngo Dien Diem, was not a good leader of the South Vietnamese people. However, Diem was a strong anti-communist. Thus, the U.S.
a)
would not support him.
b)
would support him.
4.
Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese people fought for their independence against this nation before their war with the U.S.
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
China
d)
Canada
5.
Since the late 1800s, Vietnam had been ruled by ___________ as
a colony.
a colony.
a)
Japan
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
China
6.
A _____________ is a territory distant from a nation and or country having jurisdiction or control over it.
a)
Colony
b)
Island
c)
Peninsula
d)
resolution
7.
Ho Chi Minh's army defeated the __________ in 1954.
a)
British
b)
Japanese
c)
United States
d)
French
8.
After WWII, a Vietnamese communist named _____________ led a war for Vietnam's independence from France.
a)
Ngo Dinh Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Bao Dai
d)
Nguyen Van Thieu
9.
The French (France) was defeated by the Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh in 1954 at the "Battle of _____________."
a)
Dien Bien Phu
b)
Vung Tau
c)
Saigon
d)
Hanoi
10.
The capital of communist North Vietnam is ______________.
a)
Soc Trang
b)
Seoul
c)
Pyongyang
d)
Hanoi
11.
The former capital of non-communist South Vietnam was ___________.
a)
Soc Trang
b)
Seoul
c)
Saigon
d)
Hanoi
12.
After the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese forces . . . the former capital of South Vietnam was renamed ________________.
a)
Soc Trang
b)
Hanoi
c)
Ho Chi Minh City
d)
Vung Tau
13.
The North Vietnamese army defeated the South Vietnamese army in ___________.
a)
1954
b)
1968
c)
1973
d)
1975
14.
All U.S. fighting military forces would leave Vietnam in ___________.
a)
1954
b)
1968
c)
1973
d)
1975
15.
Many South Vietnamese people believed their leader Ngo Dinh Diem was corrupt and not a good leader.
a)
False
b)
True
16.
Ngo Dinh Diem, the leader of the South Vietnamese government was . . .
a)
overthrown and he and his sister-in-law were exiled from Vietnam.
b)
overthrown and he was murdered by army personnel.
17.
The sister-in-law of the leader of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, was called " The__________."
a)
Serpent Lady
b)
Madam Butterfly
c)
Dragon Lady
d)
Drum Song Lady
18.
We learned after the Vietnam War was over that The Gulf of Tonkin incident on 04 May 1964 actually happened.
a)
False
b)
True
19.
The USS Maddox __________ attacked by North Vietnamese PT boats on May 2, 1964.
a)
was
b)
was not
20.
The USS Maddox and the USS C. Turner Joy _________ attacked by North Vietnamese PT boats on May 4, 1964.
a)
were
b)
were not
21.
President Lyndon B. Johnson ___________ the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in May 2 and 4 1964 to escalate the U.S. role in the Vietnam Conflict.
a)
used
b)
did not use
22.
The U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 which . . .
a)
prevented President Johnson from intervening in South Vietnam's conflict with the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong
b)
literally gave President Johnson a "black check" to intervene in South Vietnam's conflict with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.
23.
The U.S. supported ________________ with economic and military assistance.
a)
South Vietnam
b)
North Vietnam
24.
Many South Vietnamese did not like their leader, Ngo Dinh Diem because he favored ______________ over the majority of the South Vietnamese who were Buddhist.
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
c)
Catholics
d)
Hindus
25.
Many South Vietnamese did not like Diem because they believed that he favored the nation's few wealthy landowners and ignored the peasants (poor) of South Vietnam.
a)
False
b)
True
26.
Many South Vietnamese who were discontented with the perceived corrupt government of Diem created a force to fight against Diem's government called the ____________.
a)
NVA
b)
Viet Cong
c)
Soc Trang
d)
Vung Tau
27.
The Viet Cong used _____________ tactics to fight against the South Vietnamese army and then later against the U.S. military forces.
a)
Search and Destroy
b)
Guerilla warfare
c)
Blitzkrieg warfare
d)
Desert Warfare
28.
The Viet Cong will be backed (supported) by ___________.
a)
South Vietnam
b)
North Vietnam
29.
In 1954 Vietnam will be divided at the __________ Parallel.
a)
17th
b)
38th
30.
The Viet Cong were called VC or Victor Charlie.
a)
False
b)
True
31.
The belief that if one nation of Southeast Asia fell to communism then other nations would fall to communism became known as "The ___________ Theory."
a)
Resolution
b)
Deck of Cards
c)
Domino
d)
Fallen
32.
A major reason that the U.S. went entered into Vietnam's conflict was because of the "_____________" that said the U.S. policy was one of containing the spread of communism.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
33.
The major goal of the U.S. in South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975 was to keep the South Vietnamese from falling to communism.
a)
False
b)
True
34.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX on 22 November 1960.
a)
False
b)
True
35.
Lyndon B. Johnson the Vice President of the assassination of Richard M. Nixon.
a)
False
b)
True
36.
This Democratic party President refused to run for a second term in 1968.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Richard M. Nixon
d)
William "Bill" Clinton
37.
President Lyndon B. Johnson ___________________ support for South Vietnam.
a)
reduced
b)
increased
38.
The USS Maddox and the USS C. Turner Joy ____________ when they thought they came under attack by North Vietnamese naval forces.
a)
were on a covert operation named 34A
b)
were not on a covert operation and were in international waters.
39.
President Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to ______________.
a)
bring U.S. troops home.
b)
escalate the war and increase the number of U.S. troops in South Vietnam
40.
Escalate means ___________.
a)
to decrease
b)
to expand or increase
41.
President Johnson use ____________ to raise troops after he escalated the war in Vietnam.
a)
war bonds
b)
selective service military draft
c)
rationing
d)
The Marshall Plan
42.
In Vietnam the U.S. soldier fought the war using _______________.
a)
Blitskrieg or Lightning warfare
b)
Search and Destroy missions
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Guerilla Warfare
43.
The North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong fought a war of _____________ against the U.S.
a)
Resolution
b)
Attrition
c)
Internationalism
d)
demolition
44.
In the years following the Vietnam War the fact that the Vietnam War was the ____________ helped erode favorable public opinion for the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
a)
first satellite war
b)
war with immediate radio broadcasts
c)
first televised war
d)
war with censorship
45.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. was literally divided between the Doves and Serpents.
a)
False
b)
True
46.
The "Hawks" in the U.S. _____________ support U.S. involvement in the Vietnam Conflict.
a)
did not support
b)
did support
47.
ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) ____________ a source of unrest for college students protesting against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
a)
was
b)
was not
48.
During the 1960s and 1970s . . . young people ___________ traditioinal American values and culture.
a)
accepted
b)
rejected
49.
During the 1960s and 1970s, illegal drug use became a growing social problem in the U.S.
a)
False
b)
True
50.
The U.S. __________ the military victory (battle) of the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive of 1968.
a)
Lost
b)
Won
51.
U.S. military forces ___________ the political battle of the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive of 1968.
a)
Lost
b)
Won
52.
The Tet Offensive of 1968 ___________.
a)
will have little impact on the outcome of the Vietnam War.
b)
will have a major impact on the outcome of the Vietnam War as public opinion in the U.S. will turn against U.S. involvement there.
53.
The Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong ___________ the ARVN (Army of South Vietnam) and U.S. forces by surprise.
a)
caught
b)
did not catch
54.
President Richard M. Nixon's plan to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was called _________________.
a)
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
The Domino Principle
d)
Vietnamization
55.
Nixon's Vietnamization plan was . . .
a)
attack Cambodia and Laos to secure the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
b)
replace U.S. troops with ARVN (South Vietnamese army personnel)
c)
drop leaflets on North Vietnam trying to get the people to fight for a unified non-communist Vietnam.
d)
to bomb North Vietnam
56.
A North Vietnamese supply trail (road) from North Vietnam along the borders of Laos and Cambodia.
a)
Soc Trang Trail
b)
Laos and Cambodian Trail
c)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem Trail
57.
At _________________ University on May 4, 1970, four students were shot and killed with nine more students were shot and wounded by Ohio National guardsmen.
a)
Ohio State
b)
George Washington
c)
Harvard
d)
Kent State
58.
The killing of four college students on May 4, 1970 at Kent State University became known as "The _______________ ."
a)
My Lai Massacre
b)
Battle of the Little Big Horn
c)
Ohio Guardsmen Massacre
d)
Kent State Massacre
59.
U.S. war deaths during the Vietnam War was approximately _______________.
a)
58,000
b)
128,000
60.
After South Vietnam fell to North Vietnam many South VietnamHese fled South Vietnam by boats. These people were called "The _____________ People."
a)
Water
b)
Boat
c)
Dove
d)
Hawk
61.
Escalate
a)
to elevate something
b)
reduce something
62.
The U.S. supported ________________ with economic and military assistance.
a)
North Vietnam
b)
South Vietnam
63.
U.S. movie actress Jane Fonda was known as __________.!!!
a)
Viet Cong Jane
b)
Hanoi Jane
c)
The Dragon Lady
d)
Vietnam Jane
64.
Many historians state the U.S __________ the Vietnam War in spite of the U.S. military combat forces left Vietnam in 1973 and South Vietnam did not fall to the Communists until 1975.
a)
Won
b)
Lost
65.
The Vietnam War (Conflict) divided the people of the U.S. into those who supported the Vietnam War and those who did not support the war.
a)
False
b)
True
66.
President Lyndon B. Johnson ______________
a)
feel like he is a prisoner of the White House by the many of the Vietnam protesters.
b)
will not be bothered by the many Vietnam protesters.
67.
The Vietnam War was . . .
a)
a declared war the the U.S. Congress
b)
was not a declared war by the U.S. Congress.
68.
The Tet Offensive was a military and political victory for the Viet Cong.
a)
False
b)
True
69.
Which of the following was not a nickname of the Viet Cong?
a)
Charles
b)
Charlie
c)
Victor Charlie
d)
Red
70.
The capital of South Vietnam was . . .
a)
Soc Trang
b)
Saigon
c)
Phu Loi
d)
Vung Tau
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