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Vietnam War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which European country had colonized Vietnam?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

United States of America

d)

Spain

2.

_______________________ was a Vietnamese revolutionary leader.

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Ho Chi Minh

3.

Minh embraced __________________ in order to get support from the Soviets and Chinese to fight against the French.

a)

democracy

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

anarchy

4.

The American Cold War of policy of "not letting communism spread" was referred to as...

a)

containment

b)

destruction

c)

restriction

d)

confinement

5.

After the Vietminh defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu...

a)

all of Vietnam was independent and communist

b)

Vietnam was split into communist East and democratic West

c)

Vietnam was absorbed by China

d)

Vietnam was split into democratic South and communist North

6.

After the _____________________ Incident(s), President Johnson signed a resolution that allowed him to send American troops to Vietnam.

a)

Gulf of Tonkin

b)

South China Sea

c)

Gulf of Vietnam

d)

Bay of Bengal

7.

American military leaders decided on ________________________, or sustained bombing campaigns, as a way to get North Vietnam to surrender.

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Paperclip

c)

Operation Rolling Thunder

d)

Operation Desert Storm

8.

The ______________ were communist rebels, loyal to Ho Chi Minh, using guerilla warfare against American forces in South Vietnam.

a)

Viet-minh

b)

Viet-cong

c)

North Vietnamese Army (NVA)

d)

Mujahedeen

9.

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...

a)

"search and destroy"

b)

"napalm and nab"

c)

"hike and hide"

d)

"scope and subdue"

10.

Once "search and destroy" missions started, American casualties...

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

stayed the same

11.

The difference between what the White House and military officials were saying about the war and what the media was reporting was called the...

a)

credibility gap

b)

generational gap

c)

Vietnam-truth gap

d)

journalistic gap

12.

The _________________ was the massive coordinated assault on South Vietnamese cities by the NVA and Vietcong on the lunar new year.

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Lunar Offensive

c)

Moon Attack

d)

Vietcong Clash

13.

The Tet Offensive was a victory for the American military because...

a)

they killed 1/3 of the enemy fighting force

b)

they lost public support at home

c)

Ho Chi Minh was killed

d)

the Vietcong and NVA surrendered directly after it

14.

The Tet Offensive was a defeat for American military leaders because...

a)

showed enemy still had a lot of fight left; they lost public support at home

b)

they killed 1/3 of the enemy fighting forces

c)

Ho Chi Minh defeated Lyndon Johnson in a dance competition

d)

American troops had to leave immediately afterwards

15.

Who was president of the U.S. when the American troops finally left Vietnam?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Ronald Reagan