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Unit 2 History

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the correct definition of 'Containment Policy'?

a)

That if one country falls to communism, others will follow

b)

A strategy to prevent the spread of communism

c)

The policy of blockading Cuba

d)

Using a container to hold nuclear weapons

2.

Which of the following countries did NOT make up Indochina?

a)

China

b)

Vietnam

c)

Laos

d)

Cambodia

3.

What does VC stand for?

a)

VietnameseCons

b)

Vietcommunism

c)

Vietcong

d)

VietCookies

4.

True or false: The ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) were in South Vietnam.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

a)

LBJ

b)

JFK

c)

Ngo Dihn Diem

d)

Ho Chi Minh

6.

At which parallel was Vietnam split in 1954?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

7.

In which year was JFK assassinated?

a)

1962

b)

1963

c)

1964

d)

1965

8.

In which year was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

a)

1961

b)

1962

c)

1963

d)

1964

9.

Which of the following were the two U.S. ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

a)

USS Eli

b)

USS Maddox

c)

USS Turner Joy

d)

USS Davis

10.

What does the term 'fragging' mean?

a)

To utilise punji pits in warfare

b)

To deliberately kill (an unpopular senior officer) with a hand grenade

c)

Unconventional warfare

d)

To take drugs whilst on tour

11.

What was the district called that contained 120km of underground tunnels?

a)

Khe Sahn

b)

Da Nang

c)

My Lai

d)

Cu Chi

12.

What was the average age of American soldiers fighting in Vietnam?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

22

d)

23

13.

How many weeks of basic training did U.S. soldiers get before heading to Vietnam?

a)

7 weeks

b)

8 weeks

c)

9 weeks

d)

10 weeks

14.

In which year did Operation Rolling Thunder begin?

a)

1962

b)

1963

c)

1964

d)

1965

15.

How long did Operation Rolling Thunder last?

a)

2 years

b)

3.5 years

c)

4 years

d)

5.5 years

16.

What % of some combat units became casual or habitual drug users during the Vietnam War?

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

17.

Which of the following was a defoliant used in Vietnam?

a)

Agent Blue

b)

Agent Green

c)

Agent Orange

d)

Agent Red

18.

Which of the following was used to poison crops in Vietnam and contained arsenic?

a)

Agent Blue

b)

Agent Green

c)

Agent Orange

d)

Agent Red

19.

In which year was the Kent State University shooting?

a)

1970

b)

1971

c)

1972

d)

1973

20.

Richard Nixon decided to expand the Vietnam War into which country in 1970?

a)

Thailand

b)

China

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

21.

How many students were shot dead at the Kent State University shooting?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

When Lyndon B. Johnson gave up his presidency in 1969, who took over from him?

a)

George Bush

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

JFK

d)

Gerald Ford

23.

In which year did the My Lai Massacre take place?

a)

1966

b)

1967

c)

1968

d)

1969

24.

Who or what was a 'cherry'?

a)

A Vietcong suspect

b)

A commanding officer

c)

A career soldier

d)

A brand new soldier

25.

What does the Domino Theory refer to?

a)

To contain the spread of communism

b)

If one country falls to communism, others will follow

c)

A battle in the Gulf of Tonkin

26.

In which year was the Berlin Wall built?

a)

1960

b)

1961

c)

1962

d)

1963

27.

True or false - JFK was assassinated in 1963.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

In which year was the Red Army Faction officially founded?

a)

1970

b)

1971

c)

1972

d)

1973

29.

In which year were the founding members of the Red Army Faction arrested?

a)

1970

b)

1971

c)

1972

d)

1973