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Road to Vietnam

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Foreign invaders in Vietnam included...?

a)

France and the USA

b)

China and France

c)

Chinese, France, Japanese and USA

d)

China and USA

2.

The French ruled Vietnam as a colony for how many years?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

3.

What provided national hopes and a sense of nationalism in Vietnam during the 1930s?

a)

USA invasion

b)

Communism

c)

French withdrawal

d)

Japanese invasion

4.

Vietnam fell to which country in 1940?

a)

France

b)

USA

c)

China

d)

Japan

5.

Who was the leader of the communist national resistance movement in Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Stalin

c)

Viet Minh

d)

Ngo Din Diem

6.

Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was proclaimed in which year?

a)

1944

b)

1945

c)

1946

d)

1947

7.

In 1946 who took control of Vietnam?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

France

d)

They remained independent

8.

Two reasons Ho Chi Minh allowed French control to return in 1946 were?

a)

No power and France was lesser of two evils

b)

France was lesser of two evils (China) and colonialism was in decline in the world.

9.

Who aided the French during the First Indochina war with Vietnam? (1946-1954)

a)

Australia

b)

USA

c)

USSR

d)

Germany

10.

The name given to the communist national resistance movement was?

(a)  

11.

The French were defeated by the Viet Minh in which battle?

(a)  

12.

True or False, The defeat of the French in Vietnam was seen as a positive in Australia because it was he end of colonialism?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False, the French defeat and subsequent withdrawal then ensured a independent Vietnam?

(a)  

14.

At a convention in Geneva it was decided to divide Vietnam into how many zones?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Two

d)

Five

15.

The US National Security Council declared the Geneva decisions a disaster and provided support to where?

a)

North Vietnam

b)

China

c)

South Vietnam

d)

None of the above

16.

True or False, the 1956 elections in Vietnam were never held?

(a)  

17.

If elections had been held in 1956 approximately how many voters would have supported Ho Chi Minh

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

18.

In 1956, North and South Vietnam became separate states and the North were supported by who?

(a)  

19.

True or False in South Vietnam political leaders failed to offer a democratic government?

(a)  

20.

The South Vietnamese president who was assassinated in 1963 was?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

President Eisenhower

21.

In 1955 American President Eisenhower sent who to assist in South Vietnamese Government?

a)

Army

b)

Navy

c)

Military Advisers

d)

Diplomatic Advisers

22.

By 1963 how many US advisers were in South Vietnam?

a)

10 000

b)

12 500

c)

14 500

d)

16 500

23.

Which President committed the US to a undeclared war with Vietnam?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Trump

d)

Johnson

24.

In August 1964 the North Vietnamese allegedly attacked what in the Gulf Of Tonkin?

a)

US Destroyer

b)

Military Advisers

c)

South Vietnam forces

d)

Military Juntas

25.

The communist successors of the Viet Minh were known as (a)   ?

26.

The US and Johnson used what tactic for 3.5 years to try to reduce the capacity of the communists to wage war?

a)

Bombing Vietnam

b)

Tanks

27.

In what year did the US send ground forces to Vietnam?

a)

1964

b)

1965

c)

1966

d)

1967

28.

Australia sent about 30 advisers to help train South Vietnamese soldiers in which year?

a)

1962

b)

1963

c)

1964

d)

1965

29.

Which Australian government decided to send an infantry battalion to Vietnam in 1965?

a)

Whitlam

b)

Howard

c)

Morrison

d)

Menzies