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WorksheetsVietnam Background to War
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
2.
What country had control of Vietnam during WWII?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
India
3.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
4.
The communist leader of North Vietnam was...
a)
General Tso
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Chairman Mao Tse Tung
d)
Fidel Castro
5.
What was the main reason that the United States will get involved in Vietnam at all?
a)
To take vacation
b)
To take over the whole Vietnam country
c)
to say hi to the Vietnamese
d)
Stop the spread of communism
6.
Why didn't the United States like the Geneva Agreements?
a)
Because the French DID like them
b)
US does not like the French
c)
It gave the communist half the country and violated the containment idea
d)
All of the Above
7.
Which section of Vietnam was Communist after the Geneva Agreements?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
8.
Viet Minh was the name of the
a)
Vietnamese liberation movement
b)
The leader of the revolution
c)
North Vietnamese Regular Army
d)
border formed by the 17th parallel
9.
What was one way that the Geneva Accords affected 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
10.
What was the "iron curtain"?
a)
The Berlin Wall
b)
Boundary to block off communist contact to other nations
c)
A military defense system
d)
None of the above
11.
East Berlin and West Berlin were separated by the Berlin Wall.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Warsaw Pact was a counterbalance to NATO.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Mutually Assured Destruction refers to the annihilation of which side?
a)
Attacker
b)
Defender
c)
Both
d)
Neither
14.
What do ICBMs carry?
a)
War supplies
b)
Ammunition
c)
Nuclear warheads
d)
All of the above
15.
What war technically is not over?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
16.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
17.
What does the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
Berlin
d)
Hungary
18.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
19.
USA needed to stop communism from spreading
a)
space race
b)
containment
c)
arm's race
d)
iron curtain
20.
NATO:
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Treaty Organization
c)
Never Again Treaty Organization
d)
None of the Above
21.
The French missionary that came to Vietnam and began France's interest in the country.
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Alexander de Rhodes
c)
Trung Sisters
d)
Louis XVI
22.
The Vietnamese patriots that defeated China,set up an independent Vietnamese state and became heroes to the Vietnamese..
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Alexander de Rhodes
c)
Trung Sisters
d)
Louis XVI
23.
The "day the music died" refers to a plane crash that killed which 1950's rock artist?
a)
Chuck Berry
b)
Little Richard
c)
Bill Haley
d)
Buddy Holly
24.
The 1950's rock artist that really got rock music rolling with the song "Rock around the clock."
a)
Chuck Berry
b)
Little Richard
c)
Bill Haley
d)
Buddy Holly
25.
Commanding officer of the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu:
a)
General Giap
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Paul Doumer
d)
General Diem
26.
Harsh French governor of Vietnam:
a)
General Giap
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Paul Doumer
d)
General Diem
27.
True or False: The American soldier in Vietnam was more educated than the typical American male of the time.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
True or False: The average age of an American combat soldier was 19.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
True or False: Most drug problems for American soldiers started while they were in Vietnam.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
True or False: Vietnam veterans are more likely to commit suicide today than a male that did not serve.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Why did Ho Chi Minh use the French Declaration of the Rights of Man as an example when he declared Vietnam's independence?
a)
To show the French were hypocrites
b)
To convince the French not to return
c)
He thought the situations were similar
d)
All of the Above
32.
Why did Ho Chi Minh use the American Declaration of Independence as an example when he declared Vietnam's independence?
a)
Because the USA was the most powerful country in the world
b)
To make sure the USA did not allow the French to return
c)
He thought the situations were similar
d)
All of the Above
33.
How were the French to be resupplied at Dien Bien Phu?
a)
By water
b)
By vehicles
c)
By air
d)
All of the Above
34.
Why didn't the USA learn any lessons from what happened to the French in Vietnam?
a)
Because they were the French
b)
Because we had won WWII
c)
Because we were arrogant
d)
All of the Above
35.
True or False: The effect that the Korean War had on the Vietnam War related to China being above both countries.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What 2 countries occupied Vietnam after WWII?
a)
USA
b)
England
c)
Japan
d)
China
37.
Why did Ho Chi Minh mention the United States in his Declaration of Independence?
a)
to point out we are hypocrites
b)
because we are far away
c)
because we are the most powerful country on the planet
d)
All of the above
38.
Why did Ho Chi Minh mention France in his Declaration of Independence?
a)
to point out that they are hypocrites
b)
because we are far away
c)
because we are the most powerful country on the planet
d)
All of the above
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