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Korean and Vietnam Wars JDH

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
2.
What did the United States fear would happen if all of Vietnam became communist?
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Communism would not spread
c)
The Iron Curtain Theory
d)
Soviet Scare
3.

Who were the communists in South Vietnam?

a)

Buddhist

b)

Vietcong

c)

Ho Chi Minhions

d)

ARVN

4.
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
5.
What style of warfare did the Vietcong use?
a)
Guerilla
b)
Trench
c)
Aerial
d)
Traditional
6.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
7.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
8.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
9.
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
a)
24
b)
25
c)
26
d)
27
10.
What was the United States' bombing campaign of North Vietnam called?
a)
Operation Agent Orange
b)
Operation Napalm
c)
Operation Rolling Thunder
d)
Operation Hurricane
11.
What country controlled Vietnam before Ho Chi Minh's communist revolution?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
Britain
12.
What was the plan for replacing US soldiers with Vietnamese soldiers to decrease US involvement called?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Maddox Strategy
d)
Agent Orange
13.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization 
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
14.
What rule was Vietnam unified under 
a)
Democratic
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist 
d)
Monarchy
15.
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
16.
What major NVA & Vietcong offensive in South Vietnam surprised Americans beginning on 1/30/68?
a)
New Year's Offensive
b)
Ho Chi Minh Offensive
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Saigon Offensive
17.

Who was the general put in charge of American troops in Vietnam in 1964?

a)

Colon Powell

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

William Westmorland

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

18.

What event marked the beginning of Americas involvement in Vietnam?

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

My Lai Massacre

c)

Battle of Dien Bein Phu

d)

Gulf of Tokin

19.

After WWII what was the dividing line that was established between North and South Vietnam

a)

17th Parellel

b)

18th Parallel

c)

38th Parellel

d)

Equator

20.

The majority Vietnamese were primarily what religion?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Muslim

c)

Buddhist

d)

Hindu

21.

Americas response to North Vietnam attacking South Vietnam in 1975 was

a)

To evacuate all American officials and military

b)

Begin bombing North Vietnam

c)

sent 350,000 troops to Vietnam

d)

Attach at Inchon

22.

What were people that protested the Vietnam War called?

a)

Hawks

b)

Doves

c)

Traders

d)

Patriots

23.

Who was the Secretary of State that negotiated with the North Vietnamese to end American involvement in Vietnam?

a)

Robert McNamara

b)

Henry Kissinger

c)

William Westmoreland

d)

Dick Cheney

24.

What is the event marked by American soldiers that murdered 250 Vietnamese villagers made up of mainly women and children?

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

My Lai Massacre

d)

1st battle of the War

25.

What exfoliate/ Chemical was used by American troops to reduce the growth of the jungle in Vietnam?

a)

Napalm

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Turf Builder

d)

Heuy

26.

What is the Capital of North Vietnam and current capital of the country of Vietnam?

a)

Saigon

b)

Seoul

c)

Hanoi

d)

Peking

27.

Who was the president of the United States that escalated America’s involvement by increasing troop levels to 350,000 soldiers in 1965?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

28.

During the Korean War where did MacArthur decide was the best location to attack the advancing North Korean forces that had invaded into the south?

a)

Inchon

b)

Chosin Reservoir

c)

Hanoi

d)

Seoul

29.

What year did North Vietnam troops move into South Vietnam and finally conquer all of Vietnam?

a)

1955

b)

1970

c)

1975

d)

1984

30.

Who was the President of the United States that gave the orders to enter Cambodia to stop the flow of supplies to the Vietcong, though the United States was removing troops from the war by this point?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Richard Nixon

31.

Who was the leader of China who supported the expansion of communism in South East Asia?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chang Kai Shek

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Ngo Dinh Diem

32.

Operation Rolling Thunder was better know as the event when

a)

When 250 innocent women and children were Massacre

b)

We bombed North Vietnam

c)

Mean US Troops are in imminent danger of being over run

d)

When North Vietnam attacked south during a religious holiday

33.

What was the capital of South Vietnam till 1975?

a)

Saigon

b)

Seoul

c)

Hanoi

d)

Inchon

34.

What was the measure of victory in Vietnam by US Troops?

a)

Body Count

b)

Capturing the capital

c)

Eliminating all communist in the region

d)

Pushing communist back across the 38 Parallel

35.

What was the reason that so many soldiers continued to fight the enemy under uncertain circumstances?

a)

Love of one another

b)

Love of country

c)

Because they hated communist

d)

Because they love to fight.

36.

What did the acronym ARVN stand for?

a)

Are where American helicopters were set to land to drop off or pick up soldiers

b)

South Vietnamese Army

c)

Area controlled by the Vietcong

d)

Area where no military was permitted to fight

37.

How did the Buddhist Monks protest the policies of the South Vietnamese Government?

a)

Set themselves on fire

b)

Lead the Vietcong for their fight against the south

c)

Formed large rallies and stood outside the Presidential Palace

d)

Went on hunger strikes.

38.

c. Was the code word that they would call out to let military forces know that US Troops were in imminent danger of losing the battle and to come and bomb the area to get the enemy to retreat.

a)

Tet

b)

Broken Arrow

c)

Agent Orange

d)

Rolling Thunder

39.

A Memorial has been created that has the names of all those killed in Vietnam. Throughout the year, millions travel to the destination to remember their family, friends or fallen soldiers lost. Where is the Vietnam Memorial located in the United States?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Saigon

c)

Seoul

d)

Hanoi

40.

Through 1965 – 1970 lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society?

a)

Counter Culture

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Hawks

d)

Doves

41.

America’s goal after 1945 when it came to foreign Policy was.

a)

Stop the Spread of Communism

b)

Preserve Dictatorships

c)

Enforce Democracies

d)

Prevent Fascism

42.

Who was the Nationalist, Catholic, leader, whose family members filled the position of the countries cabinet of South Vietnam?

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho chi Minh

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Sigmond Rhee

43.

Who was the leader of South Korea that killed 100,000 of its own people thought to be Communist

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Sigmond Rhee

d)

Mao Zedong

44.

Frustrated with the fact that the United States bombing campaign could not stop the supply line to the South Vietnam, the President of the United States decided to invade this neighboring country, when the U.S. was suppose to be withdrawing from the war.

a)

China

b)

Cambodia

c)

North Korea

d)

Thailand

45.

What was the name given to the South Vietnamese refugees that tried to escape to The United States to avoid persecution of the Communist?

a)

POW

b)

ARVN

c)

SVN

d)

Boat People

46.

Who was the Secretary of Defense that miscalculated the fact that many South Vietnamese apposed the government in 1964?

a)

Robert McNamara

b)

Henry Kissinger

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

William Westmorland

47.

What was the idea that the United States would send Billions of dollars in efforts to support governments that prevented communism from taking root?

a)

Good neighbor Policy

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

48.

While the United States continue to support South Vietnam’s corrupt governments, what other communist superpower was supporting and supplying North Vietnam?

a)

North Korea

b)

Cambodia

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Laos

49.

During the Korean War, MacArthur makes a big mistake and his troops are attacked by 1 million Chinese soldiers at?

a)

Chosin Reservoir

b)

Inchon

c)

Hanoi

d)

Seoul

50.

Who controlled Korea in 1944

a)

Japan

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

China

51.

Who controlled South Vietnam after WWII

a)

France

b)

China

c)

North Vietnam

d)

United States

52.

Which Parallel line divides North and South Korea

a)

17

b)

18

c)

38

d)

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