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Ch. 22 Vietnam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ____ granted the president broad military powers in Vietnam
a)
Geneva Accords
b)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Operation Rolling Thunders
2.
______ was the leader of the Communist Party in North Vietnam who fought the French, Japanese, and U.S. forces
a)
Ngo Dinh Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Yao Ming
3.
To expose Vietcong tunnel and hideouts, US planes dropped this gasoline-based bomb that set fire to the jungles of Vietnam.
a)
Napalm
b)
Land mines
c)
Agent Orange
d)
Nuclear missiles
4.
Conducted by U.S. soldiers, these resulted in the uprooting of Vietnamese civilians with suspected ties to Vietcong and burning their villages.
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Christmas bombings
c)
Search-and-Destroy Missions 
d)
Invasion of Cambodia
5.
The _____ was a surprise attack by the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army on numerous cities in South Vietnam
a)
My Lai Massacre
b)
Khmer Rouge
c)
Invasion of Cambodia
d)
Tet Offensive
6.
Americans who strongly felt that Johnson wasn't doing enough to escalate and win the war were known as ____.
a)
Lions
b)
Eagles
c)
Hawks
d)
Doves
7.
Which 1968 Democratic presidential candidate was assassinated?
a)
Richard M. Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Robert Kennedy
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
8.
In an attempt to win support for his war policies, Nixon made a special request to this group of America.  
a)
Students for a Democratic Society
b)
Doves
c)
Silent majority
d)
Vietnam volunteers
9.
This allowed Communists in North Vietnam to supply weapons to the Vietcong in South Vietnam.  
a)
Geneva Accords
b)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
c)
 Ho Chi Minh Trail 
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder
10.

_____ was the United States’ main goal in Vietnam.

a)

Reunifying Vietnam

b)

Containing the spread of Communism

c)

Upholding the Geneva Accords

d)

Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam

11.
President who used the Tonkin Gulf incident as an excuse to deepen U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? 
a)
Robert McNamara 
b)
Robert Kennedy 
c)
 Richard Nixon
d)
Lyndon Johnson
12.

Vietnamese rebels who fought against the South Vietnamese and American forces?

a)

Hawks

b)

Vietcong

c)

Ho Chi Ming

d)

Vietminh

13.
Which of the following statements best defines the domino theory?  
a)
If one country falls to communism, others in the region will fall too
b)
Communism will topple the global economy 
c)
Communism will cause the fall of the United States 
d)
Socialist governments are a threat to freedom
14.
Which statement best summarizes the opinion of Martin Luther King Jr., about African-American troops in the Vietnam War? 
a)
He believed that the number of African Americans fighting was proportionate to the population
b)
He believed that if African Americans displayed courage on the battlefield, they would earn civil rights at home.
c)
He believed it was unfair that they were fighting for a country that treated them unfairly at home  
d)
He was happy and proud that these men could serve their country 
15.
In the early years of the war, a young man could automatically avoid the draft by _____.
a)
Getting married
b)
Enrolling in college
c)
Getting a job
d)
Becoming a conscientious objector
16.
Which statement accurately describes the Ho Chi Minh Trail? 
a)
 It was used mainly to move South Vietnamese troops north 
b)
It connected key cities and ports within South Vietnam
c)
most of it was located outside the borders of Vietnam 
d)
It connected the capital of North Vietnam to points south.
17.

Publication of this revealed that the Johnson and Nixon administrations had lied to the public about its intentions in Vietnam.

a)

Pentagon Papers

b)

War Powers Act

c)

Vietnamization

d)

Geneva Accords

18.

During the protests at _____, 4 students were killed causing the U.S. to become even more divided about the Vietnam War.

a)

Birmingham, Alabama

b)

Bowling Green University

c)

Ball State University

d)

Kent State University

19.

This organization was formed to fight against police brutality and urged violent resistance against whites.

a)

Black Panthers

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Committee

20.

This allowed Communists in North Vietnam to supply weapons to the Vietcong in South Vietnam.

a)

Geneva Accords

b)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

c)

Ho Chi Minh Trail

d)

Operation Rolling Thunder

21.

Reasons the United States troops struggled in defeating the Vietnamese

a)

Conditions of the jungle

b)

Hit-and-run attacks

c)

North Vietnam's refusal to surrender

d)

All of the above

22.

Differences between what President Johnson was telling the American people and what was reported on television created this

a)

War of attrition

b)

Credibility gap

c)

Silent majority

d)

Geneva Accords

23.

During the Vietnam War they tried to change feelings of America to "Peace and Love"

a)

Black Panthers

b)

Silent Majority's

c)

Hippies

d)

Hawks

24.

The murdering of over 200 Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops shocked Americans when it was finally revealed to the public

a)

Khmer Rouge

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Invasion of Cambodia

d)

My Lai Massacre

25.

During the Vietnam War what was the main purpose of introducing the "body count"?

a)

to persuade Americans that a Vietcong surrender was close to happening

b)

to motivate U.S. soldiers for revenge

c)

To build anti-war feelings in the United States

d)

To show that the war could not be won without U.S. involvement

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