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Vietnam War Article Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

Britian

d)

France

2.

Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?

a)

Le Duan

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

Mao Zedong

3.

When the French pulled out of Southern Vietnam, what country entered to try and help stop communism from spreading?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

4.

What year did the first US combat troops officially arrive in Vietnam?

a)

1950

b)

1955

c)

1965

d)

1978

5.

What country had control of Vietnam during World War II?

a)

USA

b)

JAPAN

c)

CHINA

d)

MEXICO

6.

What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?

a)

JOHN F KENNEDY

b)

LYNDON B JOHNSON

c)

JIMMY CARTER

d)

RICHARD NIXON

7.

What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

a)

17TH PARALELL

b)

38TH PARALELL

c)

EQUATOR

d)

SAIGON RIVER

8.

What major Vietnamese city was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in honor of the leader of North Vietnam after the war?

a)

HAHI PHONG

b)

HANOI

c)

SAIGON

d)

DA NANG

9.

Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?

a)

USA

b)

SOUTH VIETNAM

c)

NORTH VIETNAM

d)

SOVIET UNION

10.

What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?

a)

JUNGLE CONDITIONS

b)

AMBUSHES

c)

DIFFICULTY DETERMINING THE ENEMY

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

11.

HOW LONG DID THE WAR LAST?

a)

10 YEARS

b)

20 YEARS

c)

30 YEARS

d)

40 YEARS

12.

WHAT WAS THE USA TRYING TO STOP FROM SPREADING DURING THE VIETNAM WAR?

a)

COMMUNISM

b)

REFUGEESE

c)

DISEASE

d)

LIBERALISM

13.

THE USA LOST PRESTIGE IN THE WAR. WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR PRESTIGE?

a)

RESPECT

b)

COMBAT

c)

WEAPONS

d)

SOLDIERS

14.

Who were Vietnamese rebels in the South who fought against the Southern Vietnam government and the United States?

a)

HO CHI MIHN

b)

VIET CONG

c)

REBELS

d)

MARINES

15.

HOW MANY US SOLDIERS DIED DURING VIETNAM?

a)

58, 220

b)

2 MILLION

c)

10, 450

d)

1, 795