WorksheetsVietnam War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which European country had colonized Vietnam?
England
France
United States of America
Spain
_______________________ was a Vietnamese revolutionary leader.
Mao Zedong
Vladimir Lenin
Fidel Castro
Ho Chi Minh
Minh embraced __________________ in order to get support from the Soviets and Chinese to fight against the French.
democracy
socialism
communism
anarchy
The American Cold War of policy of "not letting communism spread" was referred to as...
containment
destruction
restriction
confinement
After the Vietminh defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu...
all of Vietnam was independent and communist
Vietnam was split into communist East and democratic West
Vietnam was absorbed by China
Vietnam was split into democratic South and communist North
After the _____________________ Incident(s), President Johnson signed a resolution that allowed him to send American troops to Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin
South China Sea
Gulf of Vietnam
Bay of Bengal
American military leaders decided on ________________________, or sustained bombing campaigns, as a way to get North Vietnam to surrender.
Operation Overlord
Operation Paperclip
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Desert Storm
The ______________ were communist rebels, loyal to Ho Chi Minh, using guerilla warfare against American forces in South Vietnam.
Viet-minh
Viet-cong
North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
Mujahedeen
After Rolling Thunder did not have the effect it was supposed to, U.S. troops performed operations in which they would look for and kill the enemy (while eliminating supplies) known as...
"search and destroy"
"napalm and nab"
"hike and hide"
"scope and subdue"
Once "search and destroy" missions started, American casualties...
increased
decreased
stayed the same
The difference between what the White House and military officials were saying about the war and what the media was reporting was called the...
credibility gap
generational gap
Vietnam-truth gap
journalistic gap
The _________________ was the massive coordinated assault on South Vietnamese cities by the NVA and Vietcong on the lunar new year.
Tet Offensive
Lunar Offensive
Moon Attack
Vietcong Clash
The Tet Offensive was a victory for the American military because...
they killed 1/3 of the enemy fighting force
they lost public support at home
Ho Chi Minh was killed
the Vietcong and NVA surrendered directly after it
The Tet Offensive was a defeat for American military leaders because...
showed enemy still had a lot of fight left; they lost public support at home
they killed 1/3 of the enemy fighting forces
Ho Chi Minh defeated Lyndon Johnson in a dance competition
American troops had to leave immediately afterwards
Who was president of the U.S. when the American troops finally left Vietnam?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
