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The Vietnam War, What is it Good For?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before "The Vietnam War" the country was a colony of which of these countries?

a)

America

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

World War 2

2.

All of the following countries ruled Vietnam as an imperial or colonial power at some point except...

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

Britain

3.

Which of the following was the site of a major French defeat in 1954?

a)

Da Nang

b)

Dien Bien Phu

c)

Saigon

d)

Glasgow

4.

Who was the former emperor of Vietnam whom the French reinstalled as a figurehead in 1949?

a)

Bao Dai

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Chairman Mao

d)

Winston Churchill

5.

Who was the U.S.-backed leader of South Vietnam until 1963?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Vo Nguyen Giap

d)

Jean Claude Van Damme

6.

The dividing line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam lay along the...

a)

17th parallel

b)

38th parallel

c)

Route 66 parallel

d)

24th parallel

7.

What did the domino theory state?

a)

The United States should increase defense spending to cripple the Soviet economy

b)

Use of nuclear weapons in one country would lead to use in others

c)

If one country fell to Communism, others nearby would soon follow

d)

If the U.S. beat the U.S.S.R. at dominoes, world peace would be achieved

8.

On which religious group did the Diem regime crack down severely?

a)

Catholics

b)

Hindus

c)

Buddhists

d)

Satanists

9.

In which body of water were two U.S. destroyers allegedly attacked by North Vietnamese forces in August 1964?

a)

Mekong Delta

b)

Loch Ness

c)

Gulf of Tonkin

d)

Lake Michigan

10.

Ho Chi Minh became associated with...

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Fascism

d)

Christian Conservatism

11.

In 1963, a Buddhist monk protesting Diem’s regime sacrificed himself in public by...

a)

Jumping off a cliff

b)

Refusing to move out of the way of an ARVN tank

c)

Setting himself on fire

d)

Posting an embarrassing selfie to Instagram

12.

Which of the following men was not assassinated?

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Robert F. Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

13.

Which of the following did not contribute to U.S. paranoia about Communism in the late 1940s?

a)

The Berlin blockade

b)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Mao Zedong’s takeover in China

d)

The first Soviet atomic bomb test

14.

The Viet Cong proved a formidable enemy for all of the following reasons except...

a)

Its members believed passionately in the Vietnamese nationalist cause

b)

Its members could disappear easily into the Vietnamese peasant population

c)

Its firepower was superior to U.S. firepower

d)

It had constructed a vast network of underground tunnels and hideouts

15.

Which of the following played an unforeseen, important role in weaking America's position during Vietnam War?

a)

The Soviet Red Army

b)

Cuban guerrilla fighters

c)

The American media

d)

Aliens

16.

The Viet Cong differed from the NVA in that...

a)

The United States fought the NVA but not the Viet Cong

b)

The United States fought the Viet Cong but not the NVA

c)

The NVA were professional soldiers, whereas the Viet Cong were civilian guerrillas

d)

The NVA worked with the Americans

17.

On which president’s watch did the largest increases in U.S. troop numbers in Vietnam occur?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Kennedy

c)

Johnson

d)

Nixon

18.

Which famous actress made a notorious 1972 visit to North Vietnam?

a)

Marilyn Monroe

b)

Margaret Sullavan

c)

Jane Fonda

d)

Gail Russell

19.

Saigon finally fell to North Vietnamese forces in...

a)

1971

b)

1973

c)

1975

d)

2019

20.

The battle for Hill 937 is also known as...

a)

Hotdog Hill

b)

Hamburger Hill

c)

Egg McMuffin Hill

d)

Pizza Hill