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WorksheetsVietnam War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
________ became president after Nixon resigned.
a)
Harrison Ford
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Ronald Reagan
2.
What percentage of Vietnam veterans developed PTSD?
a)
15%
b)
30%
c)
45%
d)
9%
3.
How many South Vietnamese were captured by the north?
a)
400,000
b)
320,000
c)
65,000
d)
Only Bo was captured
4.
At which University did the National Guard open fire upon protestors?
a)
K-State
b)
Kansas
c)
Kennesaw
d)
Kent State
5.
During a protest at a University, how many students were shot and killed by the National Guard?
a)
40
b)
4
c)
8
d)
10
6.
President __________ came up with Vietnamization
a)
Ford
b)
Reagan
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
7.
Vietnamization was the plan to...
a)
promote Vietnamese culture in the United States
b)
Slowly withdraw from Vietnam
c)
Let the Vietnamese citizens in the United States have a tax break
8.
What did Kissinger's "Peace in Hand" propose?
a)
we all hold hands
b)
doves and hawks in parks be poisoned
c)
North Vietnam troops leave first, then U.S. troops leave
d)
Continue the war until all Vietcong are gone
9.
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to the WWII
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
10.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
My Lai
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
11.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
The Geneva Accords
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder
12.
The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what?
a)
Credit Check
b)
Fake News
c)
Credibility Gap
d)
Credibility Old Navy
13.
What was Henry Kissinger's job?
a)
He operated a very successful kissing booth at a fair.
b)
National Security Advisor
c)
Vice President
d)
He was the Iron Fist who protected all humanity from "The Hand"
14.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society
b)
The Fair Deal
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Square Deal
15.
________ was the rebel leader of North Vietnam
a)
Ethan Irons
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dinh Diem
d)
Ho Chi Minh
16.
What did SDS stand for?
a)
Silence Da States
b)
Support Diem's South
c)
Students for a Democratic Society
d)
Serious Duel Screen by Nintendo
17.
Why did the U.S. Government support Diem?
a)
Because he was a swell guy
b)
They liked his policies
c)
because he was communist
d)
because he wasn't communist
18.
What was Napalm?
a)
A Gasoline based bomb
b)
a lotion for your hands
c)
it was a chemical for treating rabies
19.
The foreign policy that led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam was
a)
isolationism
b)
communism
c)
ism
d)
containment
20.
True or False - Agent orange is a leaf killing chemical that helped deforest the rainforest in Vietnam
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Along what parallel did the Geneva Accord divide Vietnam
a)
38th
b)
17th
c)
17-38th
d)
I'm like hey what's up hello
22.
This act made it so the president has to alert congress within 48 hours when deploying troops.
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Act
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Geneva Accord Act
23.
The Pentagon Papers showed that the US had no intention of entering the Vietnam War
a)
True
b)
False
24.
It has rained non-stop for how many days
a)
1
b)
17-38
c)
7
d)
13
25.
How many U.S. troops were killed in Vietnam?
a)
303,000
b)
400,000
c)
170380
d)
58,000
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