WorksheetsVietnam War - 12/16
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Which statement most accurately explains why the War Powers Act (1973) was passed?
President Lyndon B. Johnson failed to send enough troops to South Vietnam
Military leaders demanded limits on presidential authority during wartime.
Congress wanted to reassert its right to authorize military action
President Richard Nixon negotiated a peace treaty with North Vietnam
What is the main idea of this 1967 cartoon?
The United States policy of expanding the war in Indochina would be filled with hazards
The domino theory no longer applied to Southeast Asia
Desertion by United States soldiers was widespread
A bridge into Laos and Cambodia helped United States soldiers invade Asia
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
Mekong River
38th Parallel
17th Paralllel
Saigon River
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?
United States
South Vietnam
Japan
North Vietnam
What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?
The jungle conditions
The limits put on troops by President Johnson
Ambushes and traps
All of the above
The War Powers Act (1973) was passed mainly in response to a concern that the Presidents of the United States
Had the power to make treaties without informing the Senate
Could involve the nation's armed forces in combat without congressional approval
Had failed to control harmful antiwar protests
had refused to present proposed military budgets to Congress
The Vietcong's supply line was named after which person?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hirohito
Syngman Rhee
What enabled President Johnson to have complete power and control in Vietnam?
Vietnam Action Resolution
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Declaration of War Act
Someone in favor of US intervention in Vietnam
Eagle
Vulture
Dove
Hawk
Someone opposed to US intervention in Vietnam
Eagle
Vulture
Dove
Hawk
An effect of the War Powers Act of 1973 was that
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) became more involved in world conflicts
The authority of the president as commander in chief was limited
Congressional approval was not needed when appropriating funds for the military
Women were prevented from serving in combat roles during wartime
During the Cold War, United States foreign policy was characterized by
Increased trade with Communist China
An alliance with the Warsaw Pact nations
Economic aid to the Soviet Union
Efforts to block communist expansion
On difference between World War II and the Vietnam War is that the Vietnam War
caused a significant amount of protest in the United States
Involved direct armed conflict with China
Was a decisive military victory for the United States
Was a formally declared a war by Congress
"We will stay because in Asia and around the world are countries whose independence rests, in large measure, on confidence in America's word and in America's protection. To yield to force in Vietnam would weaken that confidence, would undermine the independence of many lands, and would whet the appetite [increase the interest] of aggression. We would have to fight in one land, and then we would have to fight in another--or abandon much of Asia to the domination of Communists..."
- President Lyndon B. Johnson, State of the Union Address, January 12, 1966
Which idea is best described in this passage?
Appeasement
Domino Theory
Isolationism
Neutrality
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) provided congressional support for
escalating military action in Vietnam
withdrawing from the United Nations
Expanding the Alliance for Progress
Reestablishing trade with Cuba
"Resolved..., that the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States..."
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This congressional resolution provided justification for
Lyndon Johnson's ability to conduct military action however he sees fit
Congress reasserting its power to declare war, not the President
Limiting the President's power to conduct military action
Congress taking whatever measures needed to repel any armed attack against the United States
The main purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to
expand the power of Congress to declare war
limit the president's ability to send troops into combat abroad
allow people to vote on the issue of United States commitments overseas
end the Vietnam War on favorable terms
Several United States Presidents committed military troops to serve in Vietnam in an effort to
React to violations of United States neutrality
Support the policy of containment
Oppose the Chinese occupation of Indochina
Protect United States economic interests in East Asia
The purpose of the War Powers Act (1973) was to
limit the President's ability to involve United States forces in battle without the participation of Congress
Limit the role of the people in foreign affairs
Give military leaders more freedom to make decisions about placing troops in areas of conflict
Allow the Secretary of State more control in foreign affairs
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Followed an unprovoked attack by North Vietnam on American troops
Provided a justification for the introduction of American troops
Was hotly debated and passed by a narrow margin
Led to a congressional declaration of war three days later
Who did the US Army think they would find in the village of My Lai?
Viet Minh
Viet Cong
NVA fighters
Bravo company
Who did the US Army find in the village of My Lai?
Heavily armed Viet Cong guerrillas.
Unarmed civilians
What did the US army do in response to My Lai?
Attempted to cover up the massacre.
Punished Charlie Company
Apologised to the Vietnamese
Arrested Lt Calley
What did Lt Calley order his men to do at My Lai?
Chat with the locals
Kill all the villagers.
Fire warning shots
Arrest any VC sympathisers.
How many Vietnamese civilians were killed in the My Lai Massacre?
72
over 300
over 500
149
What event inspired the student protests at Kent State University?
Invasion of Cambodia
Tet Offensive
Use of Agent Orange
Operation Linebacker
Which is the name of a VC tunnel complex?
Cu Chi
Ho Chi MIn
My Lai
Tet
Which of these factors greatly frustrated U.S. troops fighting in Vietnam?
The Viet Cong could quickly fade into the landscape
The Viet Cong were equipped with superior weapons
The Viet Cong were able to total up higher body counts
The Viet Cong excelled in conventional large-scale battles
Which company of soldiers committed the atrocity?
Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Who was in charge at the time?
William Colley
William Cally
William Calley
William Kelly
The greatest geographic challenge for American troops in Vietnam was
the bitter cold and snowy climate.
the swamps and jungle-clad mountains.
the hot and dry desert conditions.
the open and treeless prairies.
How were the Viet Cong able to avoid detection by U.S. troops?
by concealing themselves in the jungle
by hiding in underground tunnels
by disguising themselves as ordinary peasants
all of the above
Nixon was impeached from presedency.
How did the Watergate scandal get its name?
Watergates opening was a metaphor used for the flood of information and the president's inability to stop it
People broke into Richard Nixon's office at the Watergate aprtment complex to get information about the election
Bill Watergate was the director of the FBI in charge of investigating Nixon but he was corrupt
there was a break-in at the Watergate apartments and office complex in D.C.
To accuse a government official and/or charge with a crime is known as
perjury
political espionage
impeachment
subpoena
Nixon was impeached and removed from office.
True
False
What was the result of the American perspective of their elected officials following the Watergate break-in?
Americans lost trust in the claims of politicians.
American confidence grew in their elected officials.
American wanted a new form of government.
America had complete trust in the political process.
What building is being portrayed as a giant tape recorder here?
Capitol Records Tower
Mar-a-Lago
Supreme Court
Watergate Hotel
White House
