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Vietnam War Facts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country controlled Vietnam before 1941 as part of their Indo China empire?

a)

France

b)

UK

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands

2.

Which country invaded Vietnam in 1941?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

USA

3.

When was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam created?

a)

1941

b)

1945

c)

1961

d)

1973

4.

When was Vietnam divided into North and South?

a)

1945

b)

1954

c)

1968

d)

1976

5.

When did the US have 18,000 advisers in South Vietnam?

a)

1954

b)

1961

c)

1968

d)

1973

6.

Which South Vietnamese leader was killed in 1963?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Kim Phuc

c)

J. F. Kennedy

d)

Dinh Diem

7.

When did the first US combat troops arrive in South Vietnam?

a)

1954

b)

1961

c)

1965

d)

1968

8.

Which of these men were NOT President of the USA during the conflict in Vietnam?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

J. F. Kennedy

c)

L. B. Johnson

d)

F. D. Roosevelt

9.

Which North Vietnamese leader died in 1969?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Dinh Diem

c)

Pol Pot

d)

Pham Tuan

10.

Which neighbouring country was invaded by South Vietnam and the US in 1970?

a)

Laos

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Malaysia

11.

When was a ceasefire agreed?

a)

1968

b)

1970

c)

1973

d)

1976

12.

When was Vietnam reunified?

a)

1970

b)

1973

c)

1976

d)

1980

13.

In which of these years did the US have over half a million troops in Vietnam?

a)

1963

b)

1965

c)

1968

d)

1971

14.

Overall how many US troops died in combat in Vietnam?

a)

47,360

b)

43,760

c)

36,470

d)

46,370

15.

How many US troops were wounded in action in Vietnam?

a)

403,375

b)

375,403

c)

475,303

d)

303,475