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Vietnam War Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the president of the United States that lead us into the Vietnam War?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

John F. Kennedy

2.

What was the name of the trail used by the NVA to get supplies to the South?

a)

Ho Chi Minh Trail

b)

Mekong Delta Trail

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem Trail

d)

Saigon City Trail

3.

What were the two neighboring countries of Vietnam that the NVA used to travel south?

a)

Afghanistan & Syria

b)

Laos & Cambodia

c)

North Korea & South Korea

d)

Nepal & Pakistan

4.

What is the fear that once one nation falls to communism, the neighboring countries will fall as well?

a)

Teoria de Communismo

b)

Vietnam Theory

c)

Laos Theory

d)

Domino Theory

5.

In what month were both John F. Kennedy and Ngo Dinh Diem both assassinated?

a)

November

b)

July

c)

August

d)

March

6.

The anti-war struggle at home was fought between which two sides?

a)

Democrats and Republicans

b)

Hawks and Doves

c)

African Americans and Caucasians

d)

Draftees and Draft Dodgers

7.

What was the name of the South Vietnamese guerrilla soldiers that fought with the North?

a)

NVA

b)

PAVN

c)

Vietcong

d)

ARVN

8.

Which president brought the US out of the Vietnam War?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

John F. Kennedy

9.

About how many US soldiers were killed in Vietnam?

a)

58,000

b)

12,000

c)

1 million

d)

357,000

10.

What was the United States' main war strategy in Vietnam?

a)

Gain Territory and advance towards the NVA base

b)

Search and Destroy

c)

Defend our home base

d)

To stop the supply route from the Laotian and Cambodian border

11.

What is the transfer of responsibility from the United States to the South Vietnamese called?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Vietcong

d)

Mekong Delta

12.

What were the two chemical weapons used by the United States that had devastating effects?

a)

Napalm and Agent Orange

b)

Bombs and Bullets

c)

Artillery and Air Support

13.

What did the NVA rename Saigon after they overran it?

a)

Khe Sanh

b)

North Vietnam City

c)

Na Dang

d)

Ho Chi Minh City

14.

At what college was there a protest by students when the national guard shot at students killing 4?

a)

Harvard

b)

Jackson State University

c)

Kent State University

d)

Duke

15.

During the draft, if your birthdates draft number was below__________ that meant you were probably going to War

a)

120

b)

180

c)

365

d)

210

16.

Who was Robert McNamara?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of Defense

c)

Vice President

d)

Governor of California

17.

What was the name of the US air base that the NVA attacked in 1968?

a)

Khe Sanh

b)

Mekong Delta

c)

Vietcong

d)

Saigon

18.

What was Operation Homecoming?

a)

The act of news stations going into battle and reporting on what they saw

b)

Turning over the responsibility of the war to the South Vietnamese

c)

The invasion of Cambodia

d)

The return of POWs held by North Vietnam

19.

The 26th amendment changed the voting age from 21 to _______

a)

23

b)

18

c)

20

d)

19

20.

The French colony of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos was called what?

a)

VCL

b)

The French colony of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos

c)

Indochina

d)

North Vietnam

21.

What happened at the My Lai Massacre?

a)

When the NVA invaded Saigon

b)

US soldiers killed an innocent village of women and children

c)

A battle where the US destroyed the NVA

22.

Which person was not a candidate in the election of 1968?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Hubert Humphrey

d)

George Wallace

23.

What was the "theme" or overall feeling of the Woodstock Festival

a)

Search and Destroy

b)

Love, Peace, and Music

c)

Protest President Nixon

24.

Which University did not host a major protest on the war?

a)

Kent State University

b)

Harvard

c)

Penn State University

d)

Jackson State University

25.

Which person helped train South Vietnamese soldiers to take over the war?

a)

Barry Romo

b)

Gary Benedetti

c)

Karl Marlantes

d)

Arthur Wiknik

26.

Which person fought in the Vietnam War and came home to be a leader in Veterans against the war?

a)

Barry Romo

b)

Gary Benedetti

c)

Karl Marlantes

d)

Arthur Wiknik