WorksheetsVietnam War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
This group fought for independence against France and Japan.
Vietcong
Northern Liberation Army
Vietminh
Nationalist
Why did Eisenhower support Ngo Dinh Diem?
He was a Nationalist leader and believed he could unite the country
Ike feared communist’s popularity
He proved his leadership skill and popularity among peasants during the war against French.
He won the general election set up at the Geneva Accords
Name the supply route that was used to support the southern guerrillas.
Na Trang Highway
Khe Sanh Route
Laos-Cambodia Freeway
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Which U.S. President is most responsible for the escalation and use of full combat ground troops in Vietnam?
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Which event in 1964 would eventually lead to giving the President broad powers to wage war in Vietnam?
The Dak To incident
Alleged firing on the USS Maddox
The Battle at Hue
Battle of Khe Sanh
Which were reasons that support for the war at home had diminished?
I. Invasion of Cambodia
II. My Lai
III. Death toll
IV. Credibility gap
V. Diem’s assassination
VI. Tet Offensive
I, II, III only
I, III, IV, VI only
I, II, only
I, II, III, IV, VI only
Vietnamization can best be described as
I. Introducing communist peasants to the principles of democracy
II. Gradual withdraw of U.S. troops from Vietnam
III. Vietnamese take a more active role in combat
IV. General Westmoreland’s body count ratio and strategy for victory
V. The plan to hold free elections
I and II
II and III
III and IV
IV
The War Powers Act
Gave the president the power to declare war
Compelled President Nixon to end the secret bombing war in Cambodia
Required the President to report to Congress any commitment of American troops within 48 hours after the initial dispatch of such troops
Ended the military draft and created an all volunteer army
The advantages the Vietcong and/or NVA had were…
knowledge of the terrain
combat experience
they were concealed within the civilian population
ALL
NONE
Match the opposing sides.
France & US vs. North Vietnam
US & South Vietnam vs. China & Vietcong
South Vietnam vs. US
US vs. Vietminh
US & South Vietnam vs. Vietcong & North Vietnam
Soldiers had difficulty adjusting to life at home after serving in Vietnam mainly because
many suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder
they lost the war
most soldiers were murders and rapists
people had mostly forgotten about the war because it went on too long
US strategy in Vietnam did not work because
The Vietnamese were willing to suffer high causality rates
The success of the Tet Offensive
US media exposed it to the enemy during regular broadcast
The Vietnamese’s ability to shoot down helicopters
This group incited violence during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in an attempt to draw attention to public anti-war sentiments.
Hippies
Yippies
Liberals
Kent State students
As a result of the war
Vietnam ends in a stalemate and remains divided at the 17th parallel.
the Vietcong create their own communist government in South Vietnam
Vietnam is united under communist rule
the South Vietnamese eventually defeat the North with economic and military aid from President Gerald Ford.
The Pentagon Papers, published in 1971
Revealed President Nixon’s role in the Watergate scandal
Was the first time the American public knew of the Nixon Doctrine.
Exposed the deception that had led the U.S. into the Vietnam War.
Exposed President Nixon’s goal of Vietnamization.
