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WorksheetsWar in Vietnam
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When was America involved militarily in the Vietnam War?
a)
1964 -1973
b)
1941 - 1945
c)
1917 - 1919
d)
1992 - 1994
2.
Where is Vietnam located?
a)
It is a small narrow country South of China
b)
It is a large sparsely populated country North of Japan
c)
It is a small island east of the African mainland
d)
It is a group of islands north of Australia
3.
Which European country owned Vietnam in the 1940’s.
a)
Great Britain
b)
USSR
c)
Japan
d)
France
4.
What was America’s justification for entering the Vietnam War?
a)
To stop the spread of Communism in Asia
b)
To gain raw materials for military expeditions
c)
To gain revenge for losses during World War II
d)
None of the above
5.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
a)
Chinese leader who turned China into a Communist nation
b)
Communist leader who was a hero to the Vietnamese people
c)
South Vietnamese dictator who received help from the US government
d)
None of the above
6.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
a)
Chinese leader who turned China into a Communist nation
b)
Communist leader who was a hero to the Vietnamese people
c)
South Vietnamese dictator who received help from the US government
d)
None of the above
7.
What is the significance of the 17th parallel?
a)
It is the borderline that separates Cambodia from Vietnam
b)
It is the borderline that separates North Vietnam from South Vietnam
c)
It is the train used to supply military items from China to Vietnam
d)
None of the above
8.
Who were the Vietcong?
a)
guerilla fighters from North Vietnam who supported South Vietnamese troops
b)
The Cambodian army that supported North Vietnam
c)
guerilla fighters from South Vietnam who supported the North Vietnam cause
d)
US troops that supported the South Vietnamese troops
9.
Why was the United States government worried about the spread of Communism?
a)
The USSR became America’s political and economic enemy after World War 2
b)
Communism had spread to China and North Korea after World War 2
c)
Communism had spread to Cuba leading to Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
All of the above
10.
How did Cambodia help the North Vietnam and Vietcong armies?
a)
Cambodia never helped the Vietnam and Vietcong Armies
b)
Vietcong armies escaped to Cambodia when South Vietnam and US troops attacked
c)
Cambodian Communists trained pigeons to carry messages to the Vietcong armies
d)
None of the above
11.
Where did the Vietcong attack during the Tet Offensive?
a)
US base in Pearl Harbor
b)
US base in Normandy
c)
American embassy in Saigon
d)
All of the above
12.
Which group of people in America disagreed with the war?
a)
war hawks
b)
doves
c)
silent majority
d)
All of the above
13.
Richard Nixon expanded the war in Vietnam by bombing Communist bases in Cambodia
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What happened to the South Vietnam army after the United States withdrew its troops?
a)
They gathered strength from being independent and were able to defeat the North
b)
They received help from China in order to defeat the North
c)
They were not able to defeat the North and fell under Communism
d)
They received help from Japan in order to defeat the North
15.
What happened to Cambodia after the Vietnam war ended?
a)
They became a peaceful democracy where South Vietnam troops could escape war
b)
Their government collapsed and they became West Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh’s rule
c)
They were punished by the United States and became a US territory
d)
They fell under a communist group called the Khmer Rouge
16.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was made in order to end fighting between the United States and North Vietnam
a)
True
b)
False
17.
After the success of the Tet Offensive, the US felt more confident about victory in Vietnam.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Why did many Americans protest the war in Vietnam?
a)
They felt that the war was far away and did not affect the United States
b)
They felt that the South Vietnamese people did not want our help
c)
After the Tet Offensive, they realized it would be too difficult to win the war
d)
All of the Above
19.
Which United States president finally withdrew troops from Vietnam?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
20.
Which action by the North Vietnamese led to American troops entering the war in Vietnam?
a)
China's president insulted the United States president
b)
North Vietnam attacked a US warship in the South China Sea
c)
North Vietnam attacked a US warship in the Gulf of Tonkin
d)
All of the above
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