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Chapter 30: The Vietnam War

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?  
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Japan 
d)
France
2.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
 Mao Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Le Duan 
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem
3.
When the French pulled out of Southern Vietnam, what country entered to try and help stop communism from spreading? 
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
China
4.
What year did the first US combat troops officially arrive in Vietnam?
a)
1950
b)
1960
c)
1965
d)
1968
5.
What country had control of Vietnam during World War II?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
China
d)
Japan
6.
What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson 
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Richard Nixon
7.
What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?
a)
38th Parallel
b)
17th Parallel
c)
Mekong River
d)
It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country
8.
What major Vietnamese city was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in honor of the leader of North Vietnam after the war?
a)
Saigon 
b)
Hanoi
c)
Hai Phong
d)
 Da Nang
9.
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country? 
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
South Vietnam
d)
North Vietnam
10.
What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?
a)
The jungle conditions  
b)
The limits put on troops by President Johnson  
c)
Ambushes and traps  
d)
All of the above
11.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
12.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
13.

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop china from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

14.

The Vietnam War ended in a __________________?

a)

cease-fire agreement

b)

Vietnamese victory

c)

U.S. victory

d)

a nuclear bomb

15.
What 1964 event led to a rapid expansion of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
a)
The French lost control of Vietnam to the Vietcong
b)
A group of South Vietnamese army officers killed Ngo Dinh Diem
c)
U.S. ships off the North Vietnamese coast reported being attacked
d)
Laos and Cambodia fell to Ho Chi Minh’s fascist rule
16.
The Vietcong fought against
a)
North Vietnam
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
Japan
17.
What was one effect of the My Lai massacre?
a)
Americans began to perceive the Johnson Administration as honest
b)
The Johnson Administration lost the support of wealthy Americans
c)
Support for the war among college students nearly doubled.
d)
Many Americans began to question U.S. involvement in the war
18.
Which of the following best describes the domino theory?
a)
If atomic weapons were used once to end a war, they would be used to end all wars.
b)
If the United States waged one war against communism, it would have to wage other wars
c)
If one nation became Communist, nearby countries would also fall to communism
d)
If the Soviets took over one Asian nation, they would take over the entire continent.
19.
What does the word “escalation” mean with respect to President Johnson’s policy toward Vietnam between 1965 and 1968?
a)
slow withdrawal
b)
increased involvement
c)
frequent surprise attacks
d)
full disclosure of information
20.
During the Vietnam War, hawks and doves disagreed mainly over whether
a)
funding domestic programs was more important than winning the Cold War
b)
U.S. forces should use a nuclear bomb to force the Vietcong to surrender
c)
the United States should have a draft
d)
protesting the war was unpatriotic
21.
What did President Nixon do on April 30, 1970 to infuriate many Americans?
a)
began slowly withdrawing U.S. troops  from Vietnam without the knowledge of Congress or the people
b)
announced that he had sent U.S. troops into Cambodia, expanding the war he had promised to end
c)
authorized the use of force by  National Guard troops against students on college campuses
22.
By the end of 1967, U.S. military leaders claimed they were nearing victory in Vietnam, but the ________________________ in January 1968 proved they were wrong.
a)
Tet Offensive 
b)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
23.
The ________________________ revealed that U.S. officials had been lying to the American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years.
a)
Pentagon Papers 
b)
War Powers Act
24.
lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Twenty-sixth Amendment
25.
commanded U.S. ground forces in Vietnam
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
William Westmoreland
c)
Maya Ying Lin
26.
requires the president to get congressional approval before committing U.S. troops to an armed struggle
a)
24th Amendment
b)
Limited Test Ban Treaty
c)
War Powers Act
27.
The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what? 
a)
Credit Check 
b)
Fake News 
c)
Credibility Gap 
d)
Credibility Old Navy 
28.

What was Henry Kissinger's job?

a)

He operated a very successful kissing booth at a fair.

b)

National Security Advisor to Nixon

c)

Vice President

d)

He was the Iron Fist who protected all humanity from "The Hand"

29.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society 
b)
The Fair Deal 
c)
The New Frontier 
d)
The Square Deal 
30.

What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh establish?

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Socialism

d)

Monarchy

31.
How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?
a)
television
b)
radio
c)
internet
d)
newsreels
32.
What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War?
a)
Viet Cong forces took the fightinginto the dense jungles where theycould confuse the Americans.
b)
Viet Cong forces preferred to limitmost fighting to cities where theyfought most effectively.
c)
American forces learned to keepthe fighting away from the jungles.
d)
American forces committed tofighting the war only from the air.
33.
Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S.involvement in the Vietnam War?
a)
Reelection of Lyndon Johnson
b)
Passage of the War Powers Act
c)
Graphic coverage by television news
d)
Propaganda films by antiwar protestors
34.
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
a)
There was strong disagreement in the US about American involvement in the Vietnam War.
b)
A sizable anti-war movement emerged in the US over the war 
c)
Most Americans feared if Vietnam fell to Communism, neighboring states would be threatened.
d)
Most Americans felt that conflict was a civil war and we should be involved. 
35.
Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?
a)
Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.
b)
Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.
c)
Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.
d)
Congress reinstated the draft toassure better military preparation in the future.
36.
What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?
a)
draft card
b)
drivers' license
c)
American flags
d)
newspapers
37.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
38.
According to the Domino Theory, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, then-- 
a)
neighboring countries would soon follow 
b)
large numbers of refugees would seek US entry 
c)
anti-Communist forces would win it back 
d)
the United Nations would be forced to intervene 
39.

Americans began to really question if we should be involved in Vietnam or not when (choose all that apply)

a)

casualty numbers kept on rising.

b)

so many Vietnamese civilians were killed, including women and children.

c)

the Vietcong showed no signs of giving up.

d)

more and more people were called up by the draft to go fight.

40.
What was the Vietcong war strategy?
a)
avoid any and all confrontation
b)
engage in large scale battles
c)
fight small skirmishes that they knew they would be successful
d)
fight during the day and rest all night. 
41.
Operation Rolling Thunder was a 
a)
Strategy to regain control of the region
b)
offensive designed to show that North Vietnam could still fight
c)
Sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam
d)
Send economic aid to the region 
42.
What was the reasoning of using Napalm and Agent Orange
a)
to reduce the forest to help find the enemy
b)
To cause medical problems at the time and in the future
c)
To leave a mark on the land
d)
to declare war against the Vietcong
43.
Hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action was known as ______.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Cold War
d)
Brinkmanship
44.
What are Napalm and Agent Orange are two examples of?
a)
guerilla fighting
b)
chemical weapons
c)
army helicopters
d)
missiles
45.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
46.

The Vietnam War was a war of ATTRITION because

a)

It began and ended quickly

b)

both sides used a tactic of wearing down the enemy until they were severely weakened and overcome, depleting their supplies and personnel

c)

The decided to come to peaceful negotiations

d)

Nuclear weapons were used

47.

POW's are

a)

Partners of war

b)

the children that were used as decoys

c)

Prisoners of war

d)

people who sided with communism

48.

Which of the following options best describes the central idea of the text "Introduction to the Vietnam War"?

a)

Although the U.S. was victorious in the Vietnam War, the American experience was long and painful.

b)

The war was catastrophic for the Vietnamese, and the U.S. failed in its mission to halt the spread of communism.

c)

The American public did not know what was happening during the Vietnam War, so people widely supported it.

d)

The Vietnam War had serious implications for the Vietnamese people, though it remained popular with the American public.

49.

From the text "Introduction to the Vietnam War":

Which of the following best describes the relationship between public support of the war and the war’s outcome?

a)

As public support for the war increased early on, the U.S. made mistakes that would cost them a final victory.

b)

After public support for the war ended amid protests, the U.S. was forced to surrender.

c)

As public support for the war decreased, the U.S. was forced to end the war without a decisive victory.

d)

As public support for the war increased later on, the U.S. acted more aggressively, leading to a victory.

50.

What was the trail that lead from Cambodia AND Laos called

a)

The Cambodian trail

b)

đường mòn

c)

The Ho Chi Man Trail

51.
Which group of people in America disagreed with the war?
a)
war hawks
b)
doves 
c)
silent majority 
d)
All of the above
52.
Why did many Americans protest the war in Vietnam?
a)
They felt that the war was far away and did not affect the United States
b)
They felt that the South Vietnamese people did not want our help
c)
After the Tet Offensive, they realized it would be too difficult to win the war
d)
All of the Above
53.

As part of the Nixon administration's policy of Vietnamization, the US military -

a)

trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from the US troops

b)

shared military technology with North Vietnam

c)

imposed martial law in North Vietnam

d)

installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

54.

What Vietnamese victory led to the French agreeing to leave Indochina?

a)

Khe Sanh

b)

Phu Quoc

c)

Dien Bien Phu

d)

Du Doc Thien

55.

What communist regime came to power in Cambodia during the 1970s?

a)

Khmer Rouge

b)

North Vietnam

c)

China

d)

Soviet Union

56.

How did televisions impact our view of the war?

a)

It showed a lack of progress and the horrors of war

b)

People were being shown fake news regarding the war

c)

They were too busy watching their TV's to care about the war

d)

People began to sympathize with communist principles through the nightly news broadcasts

57.

What was the jellied gasoline that exploded on contact?

a)

Napalm

b)

Diesel

c)

Ethanol

58.

Which of the following were NOT a problem of fighting in Vietnam?

a)

being able to identify the enemy

b)

the tropic location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies

c)

the weather and climate

d)

superior technology

59.

During the mid-1960's, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in -

a)

public support for an expanded military draft

b)

mandatory rationing of consumer goods

c)

mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war

60.

Who was the leader of South Vietnam initially?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Dien Bien Phu

d)

Phnom Penh

61.

Temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th Parallel Line North would be controlled by Ho Chi Minh, the South would be led by Ngo Dinh Diem, and an election would be called for 1956.

a)

The Tet Offensive

b)

The Geneva Accords

c)

The Pentagon Papers

d)

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolutiin

62.

This was the South Vietnamese Army that General Westmorland was not impressed by, thus encouraging more US Troops.

a)

Vietcong

b)

Vietminh

c)

Army of the Republic of Vietnam

d)

Ho Chi Minh Trail

63.

U.S. Soldiers would use this tactic which uprooted the civilians with suspected ties to to the Vietcong, killing livestock and burning villages.

a)

Napalm Attacks

b)

Agent Orange Attacks

c)

Guerrilla Warfare

d)

Search-And-Destroy-Missions

64.

One of the New Left Organizations which was founded in 1960, that called for the "restoration of participatory democracy" and charged that large corporations had taken over America.

a)

The New Left

b)

The Students for Democratic Society

c)

The Free Speech Movement

d)

War Hawks

65.

This movement grew as the administrators and students at universities began to clash over their right to express their opinions about the war freely.

a)

New Left

b)

Students for a Democratic Society

c)

Free Speech Movement

d)

War Doves

66.

political organization whose goal was to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule

a)

Army of the Republic of Vietnam

b)

Vietminh

c)

Vietcong

d)

Khmer Rouge

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