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Vietnam

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Northern Vietnamese political leader?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Ho Chi Man

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Kim Jong-il

2.

What was the time period the Vietnam War?

a)

The Cold War

b)

The Korean War

c)

World War Two

3.

What operation was used for bombing?

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Operation Desert Shield

4.

The Pentagon Papers revealed that

a)

many more Americans had died in Vietnam than had been reported.

b)

American prisoners of war were being tortured in North Vietnamese prisons.

c)

American soldiers had massacred Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.

d)

the government had not been honest with the public about Vietnam.

5.

In 1970 what college protested the U.S. invasion of Cambodia, and resulted in the deaths of 4 college students?

a)

UC Berkley

b)

UCLA

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Kent State

6.
Which side ended up winning the war?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
7.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
8.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960s?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
9.
In Vietnam the fighters used a irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
10.

A major long-term effect of the Vietnam War has been

a)

an end to communist governments in Asia

b)

a change in United States foreign policy from containment to imperialism

c)

a unwillingness to commit United States troops for extended military action abroad

d)

a continued boycott of trade with Asia

11.

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

a)

is determined mainly by technological superiority

b)

can be strongly affected by public opinion

c)

is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers

d)

is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals

12.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress

a)

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress

b)

authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.

c)

called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.

d)

condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.

13.

A rock festival that drew hundreds of thousands of people in 1969 was at.

a)

Haight-Ashbury

b)

San Francisco

c)

UC Berkeley

d)

Woodstock

14.

The village of My Lai was the site of:

a)

he largest battle of the Tet Offensive.

b)

a U. S. massacre of Vietnamese civilians.

c)

a North Vietnamese harbor mined by the U. S

d)

a Marine barracks bombed by the Vietcong.

15.

About how many Americans died in Vietnam

a)

100,000

b)

150,000

c)

58,000

d)

20,000

16.

Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Vietnam War?

a)

The policy of containment was applied in Southeast Asia.

b)

United Nations economic sanctions are more effective than military action.

c)

The American people will support United States participation in any war, whether declared or undeclared.

d)

The Domino Theory was not a considerable factor to American involvement

17.
What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?
a)
Containment
b)
Extermination
c)
Isolationsim
d)
Elimination
18.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
19.

What ship was involved in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?

a)

USS Maddox

b)

USS Arizona

c)

USS Maine

d)

HMS Lusitania

20.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
21.

Indochina is..

a)

A old state in France

b)

The name given to modern day china

c)

The area between China and Russia that was used as a battlefield

d)

An area in Southeast Asia that was under control of France and included Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

22.

Which of the following was NOT a main point of the Geneva Accords?

a)

Ho Chi Minh became president of North Vietnam

b)

France continued to take control of Vietnam

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem became President of south Vietnam

23.

The Domino Theory was ..

a)

President Truman’s main foreign policy that stated u.s. would end all communism

b)

President Kennedy’s main foreign policy that stated if China was communist, we wouldn’t trade with them

c)

President Eisenhower’s main foreign policy that stated if one country falls to communism, they’ll all fall

24.

Ho Chi Minh became the ______________President of _______________ Vietnam.

a)

Anti-communist ; South

b)

Communist ; South

c)

Anti-communist ; North

d)

Communist; North

25.

Ngo Dinh Diem became _____________ President of ____________ Vietnam

a)

Anti-Communist ; South

b)

Anti-Communist; North

c)

Communist; South

d)

Communist; North

26.

What group of people did Richard Nixon promise to represent?

a)

Doves

b)

Hawks

c)

"loud minority"

d)

"silent Majority"

27.

What line divided Vietnam into North and South?

a)

17th Parallel

b)

18th Parallel

c)

Peace Accord Line

d)

Geneva Accord Line

28.

What President increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam the most?

a)

President kennedy

b)

President Eisenhower

c)

President Johnson

d)

President Nixon

29.

Nixon promised to achieve what in Vietnam?

a)

"Silent Victory"

b)

"Absolute Victory"

c)

"Peace with Honor"

d)

Peace with Victory"

30.

What event led to the end of the Vietnam War and put Vietnam under a single regime?

a)

Fall of Saigon

b)

Fall of Ho Chi Minh

c)

Rise of North Vietcong

d)

Rise of Soviet Union

31.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress

a)

Allowed Vietnamese people to move to America.

b)

authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.

c)

called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.

d)

condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.