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Vietnam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Vietnam War was televised.
a)
False
b)
True
2.

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.

3.

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

4.

Which side ended up winning the war?

a)

United States

b)

South Vietnam

c)

North Vietnam

d)

North Korea

5.
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
6.
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
7.

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

8.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress

a)

allowed Vietnamese refugees to enter the US for asylum

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.

9.

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.

10.
What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?
a)
Containment
b)
Extermination
c)
Isolationsim
d)
Elimination
11.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
12.

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

13.

Ho Chi Minh became the ______________President of _______________ Vietnam.

a)

Anti-communist ; South

b)

Communist ; South

c)

Anti-communist ; North

d)

Communist; North

14.

Ngo Dinh Diem became _____________ President of ____________ Vietnam

a)

Anti-Communist ; South

b)

Anti-Communist; North

c)

Communist; South

d)

Communist; North

15.

What group of people did Richard Nixon promise to represent?

a)

Doves

b)

Hawks

c)

"Loud Minority"

d)

"Silent Majority"

16.

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

a)

President Kennedy

b)

President Eisenhower

c)

President Johnson

d)

President Nixon

17.

Nixon promised to achieve what in Vietnam?

a)

"Silent Victory"

b)

"Absolute Victory"

c)

"Peace with Honor"

d)

Peace with Victory"

18.

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

19.

When was the Tet Offensive initiated

a)

1964

b)

1934

c)

1968

d)

1959

20.

What chemical did the Americans use to try to destroy the Jungle around the trail

a)

Agent Orange

b)

Nitrogen Dioxide

c)

Hydrogen Peroxide

d)

Carbon Monoxide

21.
Someone that supported the Vietnam War.
a)
Hawk
b)
Dove
c)
Tiger
d)
Elephant
22.
Someone that was against the Vietnam War.
a)
Hawk
b)
Dove
c)
Tiger
d)
Elephant
23.

Document that showed that American leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.

a)

American Papers

b)

Pentagon Secrets

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

Vietnam Papers

24.
How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?
a)
television
b)
radio
c)
internet
d)
news reels
25.
The American public began to doubt and dispute the facts being revealed by government officials about the war in Vietnam.
a)
Credibility Gap
b)
Silent Majority
c)
New Frontier
d)
Peace Corps