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WorksheetsUnit 2 History
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is the correct definition of 'Containment Policy'?
That if one country falls to communism, others will follow
A strategy to prevent the spread of communism
The policy of blockading Cuba
Using a container to hold nuclear weapons
Which of the following countries did NOT make up Indochina?
China
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
What does VC stand for?
VietnameseCons
Vietcommunism
Vietcong
VietCookies
True or false: The ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) were in South Vietnam.
True
False
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
LBJ
JFK
Ngo Dihn Diem
Ho Chi Minh
At which parallel was Vietnam split in 1954?
15th
16th
17th
18th
In which year was JFK assassinated?
1962
1963
1964
1965
In which year was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
1961
1962
1963
1964
Which of the following were the two U.S. ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
USS Eli
USS Maddox
USS Turner Joy
USS Davis
What does the term 'fragging' mean?
To utilise punji pits in warfare
To deliberately kill (an unpopular senior officer) with a hand grenade
Unconventional warfare
To take drugs whilst on tour
What was the district called that contained 120km of underground tunnels?
Khe Sahn
Da Nang
My Lai
Cu Chi
What was the average age of American soldiers fighting in Vietnam?
20
21
22
23
How many weeks of basic training did U.S. soldiers get before heading to Vietnam?
7 weeks
8 weeks
9 weeks
10 weeks
In which year did Operation Rolling Thunder begin?
1962
1963
1964
1965
How long did Operation Rolling Thunder last?
2 years
3.5 years
4 years
5.5 years
What % of some combat units became casual or habitual drug users during the Vietnam War?
60%
70%
80%
90%
Which of the following was a defoliant used in Vietnam?
Agent Blue
Agent Green
Agent Orange
Agent Red
Which of the following was used to poison crops in Vietnam and contained arsenic?
Agent Blue
Agent Green
Agent Orange
Agent Red
In which year was the Kent State University shooting?
1970
1971
1972
1973
Richard Nixon decided to expand the Vietnam War into which country in 1970?
Thailand
China
Cambodia
Laos
How many students were shot dead at the Kent State University shooting?
1
2
3
4
When Lyndon B. Johnson gave up his presidency in 1969, who took over from him?
George Bush
Richard Nixon
JFK
Gerald Ford
In which year did the My Lai Massacre take place?
1966
1967
1968
1969
Who or what was a 'cherry'?
A Vietcong suspect
A commanding officer
A career soldier
A brand new soldier
What does the Domino Theory refer to?
To contain the spread of communism
If one country falls to communism, others will follow
A battle in the Gulf of Tonkin
In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
1960
1961
1962
1963
True or false - JFK was assassinated in 1963.
True
False
In which year was the Red Army Faction officially founded?
1970
1971
1972
1973
In which year were the founding members of the Red Army Faction arrested?
1970
1971
1972
1973
