WorksheetsVietnam War & Veterans Day Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 8hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the time period known as from 1945 - 1991?
a)
The Roaring 20's
b)
The Cold War Era
2.
What is the purpose of Veterans Day?
a)
to celebrate our country's independence
b)
to honor and remember our military service members
3.
What is a veteran?
a)
only brave men
b)
Both men and women who served in the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, or Coast Guard
4.
What are our branches of U.S. military?
a)
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard
b)
Army, Marines, Air Force
5.
There are five branches in the United States military.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
This 28th U.S. president was the first to declare November 11th a holiday.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
7.
True or False:
only men can be veterans
only men can be veterans
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What is an adjective used to describe a veteran?
a)
brave
b)
scared
9.
True or False:
Both men and women can join the military when they are 18 years old.
Both men and women can join the military when they are 18 years old.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of the armed services helps to patrol and keep the skies safe?
a)
Coast Guard
b)
Air Force
11.
What do we call someone who has served in the military or in a war?
a)
boss
b)
veteran
12.
When is Veteran's Day celebrated?
a)
July 4th
b)
November 11th
13.
Which of the following is a symbol of Veteran's Day?
a)
poppy flower
b)
parrot
14.
What was the previous name of Veterans Day?
a)
Armistice Day
b)
Day of Glory
15.
What flower is a symbol of Veterans Day?
a)
Poppy
b)
Rose
16.
Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11?
a)
It is close to Thanksgiving
b)
Celebrates the end of World War 1 at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918
17.
Who was the 35th U.S. President that was committed to the Cold War policy of stopping the spread of communism?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
John F. Kennedy
18.
Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for a course in architecture at Yale University?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Maya Ying Lin
19.
Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Fidel Castro
20.
When did the Vietnam war end?
a)
2015
b)
1975
21.
Why did the Americans mainly enter the Vietnam War?
a)
To take vacation
b)
To stop the spread of communism
22.
What was the domino theory?
a)
An app for the iPAD
b)
A reason to stop the spread of communism
23.
What invention brought the war into the living rooms of Americans?
a)
Internet
b)
Television
24.
What was The United Nations was created to do in October, 1945?
a)
Solve issues peacefully
b)
Share weapons with other countries
25.
Who was the 36th U.S. President who escalated the conflict in Vietnam by sending in the first ground troops in 1964?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
26.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Harry Truman
27.
To avoid U.S. soldiers, North Vietnam simply used which trail that went through Laos &Cambodia?
a)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
b)
Delaware Water Gap Trail
28.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy that blocked one nation's attempts to spread it's influence to another?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
29.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow is known as what?
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Airlift
30.
After the North communist forces seized Saigon on April 30, 1975, Vietnam officially became what kind of country on July 2, 1976?
a)
Democratic
b)
Communist
31.
Who was the 37th U.S. president who officially ended the Vietnam War?
a)
James Madison
b)
Richard M. Nixon
32.
What effect did the Vietnam War have within the U.S.?
a)
Damaged the trust the American people had in the U.S. government
b)
Built a sense of national pride
33.
Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam war?
a)
to fight the spread of communism
b)
to learn a new language
34.
Where is Vietnam?
a)
The country of Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia
b)
The country of Vietnam is located in Europe
35.
How do you think you did on your quiz?
a)
I TOTALLY ROCKED IT!!!
b)
A few things still confuse me
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