WorksheetsChapter 25 The Vietnam War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 35mins
_____ Which of the following best explains the “silent majority”?
The members of Congress who opposed the actions of each president during the Vietnam War years.
The Americans who did not join in on the anti-Vietnam demonstrations and did not publicly criticize the government.
The nations of the world that would not openly support or help our actions in Vietnam.
The group of American university protestors who challenged American involvement in Vietnam.
_____ The United States used each of the following as attempted methods to stop the North Vietnamese advancement EXCEPT
Agent Orange
Napalm
Nuclear weapons
Search and destroy missions
_____ The Pentagon Papers revealed that
many more Americans had died in Vietnam than had been reported.
American soldiers had massacred Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
American prisoners of war were being tortured in North Vietnamese prisons.
the government had not been completely honest with the public about Vietnam.
_____ After the United States withdrew from Vietnam, what happened?
China invaded it and made it their colony.
Japan invaded it and made it their colony.
North Vietnamese communism spread throughout the entire country.
South Vietnam was able to hold off the North and established a democracy that still holds today.
_____ With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution began the process of American escalation in the Vietnam conflict. What did Congress do?
declared war on North Vietnam.
committed to a limited war only.
increased aid to South Vietnam.
gave its war powers to the president.
_____ What was “Vietnamization”?
The continuing bombing of North Vietnam using napalm.
The process of turning over full control of the Vietnam War to the South Vietnamese.
The process of getting supplies to help the South Vietnamese.
The ability of the NVA to take several important South Vietnamese cities.
_____ Which of the following was NOT part of the War Powers Act?
It gave Congress the power to declare war.
Requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing troops in to action.
Troops can only remain in conflict for 60 days without a Congressional declaration of war.
Requires the president withdraw the troops if war is not declared.
_____ Why did the American military struggle with fighting in the Vietnam War?
The United States was not able to keep their troops supplied.
The terrain and ability of their enemy to blend in with the population made it difficult to defeat.
The Soviets had given the North Vietnamese army better weapons and military support.
The soldiers were not trained very well.
_____ Who appeared to be on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for president until he was gunned down on June 5, 1968, in a California hotel?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
George Wallace
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
_____ Which of the following presidents did NOT have to deal with the Vietnam conflict?
President Kennedy
President Johnson
President Carter
President Nixon
_____ What American university suffered a massacre on the hands of the National Guard over protests of the Vietnam War?
Kent State University
Ohio State University
University of Kentucky
University of California-Berkeley
_____ The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution establishes the legal voting age from 21 to 18. Which of the following could BEST explain why this took place during the 1970s?
More high school students were going to college, thus they were smart enough to be able to vote in national elections.
Only the wealthy, elite classes of Americans were taking advantage of the right to vote.
Many argued that the military draft had taken 18 years old to go fight in Vietnam, but they weren’t allowed to vote in American elections yet.
We found out that even in communist nations, like North Vietnam and China, were allowing their 18 year olds to vote.
_____ What was the name given to the supply line for the North Vietnamese?
Hue City Road
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Vietcong Highway
The DMZ Trail
_____ Which European nation was in control of Vietnam before the war broke out?
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
_____ Which of the following was NOT a legacy of the Vietnam War?
Soldiers returning from Vietnam received the greatest hero’s welcome than past soldiers did upon returning from WWI and WWII.
A large majority of American people didn’t agree with the war and felt that the American withdraw proves the war was pointless since South Vietnam fell to communism.
With the average age of the 2.5 million soldiers serving in Vietnam being at 22, many college-aged students protested and demonstrated against the American policies during the war.
The powers of the Executive Branch were going to be checked even tighter than before, limiting the power the president has to make war.
_____ What region of the world did the Domino Theory target?
Europe
Africa
South America
Southeast Asia
_____ What was the “credibility gap” created after the Tet Offensive?
Americans no longer trusted the reports of what is going on by the Johnson Administration.
Americans did not trust their allies, the South Vietnamese, anymore.
The United States military did not believe their generals were capable of defeating the North Vietnamese Army and replaces them with new generals.
America’s allies fear that the United States can no longer win the Vietnam conflict and decide to not help us.
_____ What form of government was the Domino Theory specifically targeting?
Communist Dictatorship
Republic
Democracy
Theocracy
_____ What effect would the Tet Offensive have on President Lyndon B. Johnson?
He became more determined than ever to defeat the North Vietnamese army.
He asked the world for help in defeating the communists in Vietnam.
He decided to withdraw all American troops from Vietnam.
As public criticism grew, he announced to the American people that he would not seek another term as president.
_____ Those who were against the war in Vietnam were known as
Hawks
Doves
Peace Democrats
Copperheads
_____ What is the Domino Theory?
The belief that if one democracy is created, more democracies will form in neighboring countries.
The belief that if one nation fell to communism the neighboring countries will also fall.
The belief that the United States should help Japan rebuild its economy following WWII.
The belief that a strong economy will help prevent dictatorships in Europe from forming again.
_____ What was “Operation Rolling Thunder”?
The massive bombing of North Vietnam by the United States in an attempt to overwhelm the enemy and get them to surrender.
The attack of American military bases by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong.
The full-scale invasion of China by the United States.
The invasion by North Vietnam in to South Vietnam.
_____ Long after troops were home, the war lingered on for the hundreds of American families whose relatives and friends were classified as
defectors.
missing in action (MIA).
draft dodgers.
absent without leave.
_____ What caused the Vietnam conflict to get started?
China had invaded Vietnam
Communist North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam attempting to reunite the country of Vietnam that had been split at the 17th parallel
Japan launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam
The Soviet Union had placed nuclear weapons in Vietnam
_____ Why would the United States government get involved if a majority of our citizens didn’t even know where Vietnam was?
Vietnam was an important military base for the United States.
If Vietnam turned communist, they would be capable of invading our strongest ally, China.
Our government had adopted a policy that would not allow for the spread of communism.
Our government wanted to overthrow the dictator of South Vietnam.
