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Vietnam War - Modern US History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vietnam was divided along the...

a)

17th Parallel

b)

38th Parallel

c)

Yalu River

d)

49th Parallel

2.

The political leader Ho Chi Minh was

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Democratic

d)

Religious

3.

President Diem was supported by

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

USSR

d)

Laos

4.

One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to...

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop China from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

5.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution passed by Congress
a)
condemned U.S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.
b)
called for both U.S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.
c)
blocked further commitment of U.S. ground troops without congressional approval.
d)
authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U.S. forces.
6.

An important element in shaping American attitude towards the war in Vietnam was

a)

the domino theory

b)

the open door policy

c)

self-determination of peoples

d)

natural rights

7.

Lyndon Johnson gained authority to conduct the war in Vietnam with

a)

a congressional declaration of war

b)

the Vietnam Freedom Act

c)

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

the War Powers Act

8.
Vietnam was a colony of what prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
9.
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
10.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society
b)
The New Deal
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Square Deal
11.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
12.
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
13.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
14.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
15.

Who was the president during the Vietnam war in the US?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

JFK

c)

President Nixon

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.
What major event occurred in 1975 shortly after the final pull out of American troops leaving our allies unprotected.
a)
Fall of Saigon
b)
Fall of Ho Chi Minh City
c)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
d)
Fall of Moscow
17.
When did the Vietnam war end
a)
2016
b)
1967
c)
1955
d)
1975
18.
Reason Nixon secretly bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail
a)
Stop the flow of supplies
b)
Kill a group of Vietcong troops
c)
Promised to during his campaign
d)
Wanted to make the Chinese mad
19.

The massive surprise attack in 1968 during ____________________, the Vietnamese New Year, became a turning point in the Vietnam War.

a)

Tet

b)

Vietcong

c)

Christmas

d)

Ramadan

20.
Which two tragic events added to the negative image of the war? 
a)
Kent State and Mi Lai
b)
Tet and Ir Drang
c)
MLK and RFK assassination 
d)
Laos and Cambodia bombings

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