wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Vietnam War Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the dates of the Vietnam War?

a)

1960- March 4th, 1973

b)

1958- August 11th, 1974

c)

1959- April 30th, 1975

d)

1961- January 8th,1972

2.

What 2 countries invaded and occupied Vietnam before Ho Chi Minh came back to become their leader?

a)

France & Japan

b)

Italy & China

c)

Russia & Korea

d)

Ireland & Indonesia

3.

What was the goal of the Viet Minh?

a)

To rid Vietnam of French & Japanese occupiers.

b)

To become the most powerful country in Asia.

c)

To occupy smaller Asian countries.

d)

To turn all Asian countries into communists.

4.

Why did the U.S. help France instead of Vietnam?

a)

To prevent Vietnam from becoming a communist country.

b)

Because the U.S. owed France a favor from World War 1.

c)

Because France is a member of NATO.

d)

Because France had a lot of Americans living there.

5.

Why did the U.S. refuse to agree with the general Democratic election to make Vietnam one government in 1956?

a)

Because they had troops on South Vietnam's side.

b)

Because they had business deals with South Vietnam.

c)

Because South Vietnam was an ally during World War 2.

d)

Because they feared the communist North Vietnam would win.

6.

When did President Lyndon B. Johnson first send U.S. troops to Vietnam?

a)

March 1965

b)

July 1966

c)

August 1964

d)

April 1963

7.

What was Vietnamization?

a)

President Nixon's plan to remove U.S. troops from Vietnam while handing back the fighting to the South Vietnamese.

b)

President Nixon's plan to bomb North Vietnam.

c)

President Nixon's plan to do the same thing they were doing in Vietnam in Korea.

d)

President Nixon's plan to send more troops to help out South Vietnam.

8.

On what date did Vietnam become the communist country of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam?

a)

December 5th 1969

b)

July 2nd, 1976

c)

April 30th, 1975

d)

January 30th, 1968

9.

On what day did the Chicano Moratorium have their large scale protest march?

a)

August 29th, 1970

b)

March 5th, 1968

c)

December 4th, 1969

d)

August 11th, 1973

10.

How many people participated in the Chicano Moratorium large scale march?

a)

5000

b)

30000

c)

10000

d)

2500

11.

What were the names of the notable Chicano activists who refused the Vietnam War draft?

a)

Cesar Chavez, Ruben Salazaar, and Sal Castro

b)

David Ortiz, Travis Rodriquez, John Hernandez

c)

Johnathan Muerza, Erik Cortes, Jared Perez

d)

Rosalio Muñoz, Ernesto Vigil, and Salomon Baldengro

12.

What were the felony minimums for refusing the Vietnam War draft?

a)

10 years in prison, $5,000

b)

5 years in prison, $10,000, or both

c)

Life without parole

d)

2 years community service and eviction from your home

13.

Who were the 2 founders of the Brown Berets?

a)

Cesar Chavez & Sal Castro

b)

Ruben Salazaar & Rosalio Munoz

c)

David Sanchez & Carlos Montes

d)

Cha Cha Jimenez & Ramses Noriega

14.

What was the name of the park where the National Chicano Moratorium Committee march began?

a)

Laguna Park

b)

Fraley Park

c)

Whittington Park

d)

Broadloawn Park

15.

What was the name of the Los Angeles Times writer and activist that was killed during the Chicano Moratorium march?

a)

Ruben Salazar

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Sal Castro

d)

Frank Martinez

16.

What year did Vietnam War Protests begin to gain national prominence?

a)

1964

b)

1965

c)

1966

d)

1967

17.

What were the percentages of African American & Mexican American men drafted to the Vietnam War?

a)

25% & 21%

b)

11% & 5%

c)

30% & 17%

d)

23% & 22%

18.

Which U.S President ordered retaliatory bombings of North Vietnam after 2 US Destroyers where attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin?

a)

President Ronald Reagan

b)

President Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

President Richard Nixon

d)

Presdient John F. Kennedy

19.

What was the first date drawn in the draft lottery?

a)

September 14th

b)

August 11th

c)

March 31st

d)

July 5th

20.

What was the name of the speech Martin Luther King said on 4.4.1967 that denounced the Vietnam War?

a)

"I Have A Dream"

b)

"Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence"

c)

"I've Been to The Mountaintop"

d)

"Riots Are The Language of The Unheard"