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Worksheets20 things about Conflict in Asia 1950-75
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What did Truman's policy of Containment mean?
America would attack the Communists
America would build a wall
America would stop any Communist advances into new territory
America would keep all boundaries the same
President Eisenhower and others believed in the Domino Theory. What did that mean?
That if one country fell to capitalism, others would follow.
That you had to connect countries together in Alliances
That the Communists could deliver a pizza in 30 minutes
If one country fell to Communistm it would start a chain reaction and others would follow
Why did the Americans use helicopters on Search and Destroy missions?
To avoid ambushes on the road
Americans lacked lorries
To take the VC by surprise
All the bridges had been destroyed
How much of the French War against the Vietminh was paid for by the Americans?
20%
40%
60%
80%
How many women and children were killed during the My Lai Massacre?
200
300
400
500
Before 1964, how much had the Americans paid to South Vietnam to stop the Communist NLF / Vietcong?
$500 million
$750 million
$1.3 billion
$3 billion
What were the students at Kent State University protesting about in 1970?
The invasion of Cambodia
The My Lai Massacre
The Draft
Operation Linebacker
How many students were killed at Kent State University by the National Guard?
1
4
3
6
What was Vietnamisation?
Sending troops to Vietnam
Replacing US troops with Vietnamese
Making US troops Vietnamese citizens
Attacking North Vietnam
Why was the policy of Vietnamisation a failure?
It replaced trained US soldiers with poorly trained and low morale older men.
It was unfair as richewr Vietnamese could avoid service
It damaged the economy as it took men away from work
It made the US send in more men.
What did the US gain from the Korean War?
Showed Containment of Communism could work / showed USSR it would stand up to them
Land in North Korea
China as an ally
South Vietnam stayed Capitalist
Why did the Vietcong use ambush tactics?
Because this was official Communist policy
This is how Soviet advisors trained them
They knew in a stand up battle the Americans would be able to beat them with tanks and artilery
To avoid having to fight
What did the Korean War cost the United States?
South Korea became a Communist country
Saw Arms spending rise from $12 billion to $60 billion a year
The United Nations threw them out
USSR left the UN
What was the Vietcong tactic of 'holding on to the Americans belts'?
Using captured US equipment
Staying close so the US couldn't use artillery for fear of hitting their own men
Always charging at the heart of the American posiiton
Following US patrols where ever they went
Why were the US people reminded of the casualities they were suffering every day?
The Government used conscription for the first time
Every town had to have an official welcome back for all troops returning
Casualty lists were read out at school
This was the 1st TV war and it was always on the news
Who killed a VC suspect on film during the Tet Offensive?
A Colonel in the ARVN
An American CIA operative
A Colonel in the South Vietnamese Military Inteligence
The Head of the South Vietnamese National Police
Why was the Tet Offensive a failure for the Vietcong?
They were seen being beaten on TV
10,000 were killed and their secret units destroyed
America used it as an excuse to invade North Vietnam
The VC main tank force was destoryed
Why was the Tet Offensive a failure for America?
The US 1st Armoured Division was wiped out
The US lost Saigon for the rest of the war.
It was seen on TV and showed Americans that they weren't winning.
General Westmorland was killed.
How many Vietnamese suffered from birth defects because of Agent Orange etc?
200000
500000
1 million
10 million
How many acres of forest were destroyed by the war?
1 million
2.4 million
3.4 million
4.4 million
Why was the policy of Vietnamisation a failure?
It replaced trained US soldiers with poorly trained and low morale older men.
It was unfair as richer Vietnamese could avoid service
It damaged the economy as it took men away from work
It made the US send in more men.
