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WorksheetsVietnam War
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 20mins
What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
The Ho Chi Minh Trail was
a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.
a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.
the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.
a supply line used by South Vietnam.
After the Vietnam War
South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.
both countries were reunited.
the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.
all of the above.
Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?
Aerial attacks (regular bombs)
Agent Orange
Napalm
Nuclear bombs
Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
Pearl Harbor
South China Sea
Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
Johnson
In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.
My Lai Massacre
Attack on Sai Pan
Tet Offensive
Attack on Khe Sanh
US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops
Domino Theory
Kent State University
Tet Offensive
Vietnamization
Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong
Kent State University
President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
Gave the President expansive war powers
Operation Rolling Thunder
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
Kent State University
Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970
Kent State University
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Viet Cong
The Vietnam War was a war of ATTRITION because
It began and ended quickly
both sides used a tactic of wearing down the enemy until they were severely weakened and overcome, depleting their supplies and personnel
The decided to come to peaceful negotiations
Nuclear weapons were used
President __________ is credited with the plan of Vietnamization
Ford
Reagan
Johnson
Nixon
What event inspired the student protests at Kent State University?
Invasion of Cambodia
Tet Offensive
Use of Agent Orange
Operation Linebacker
What were the young men who escaped to Canada to avoid the Draft called?
Patriots
Volunteers
Hippies
Draft Dodgers
Which amendment was said to have been violated in the case Tinker v. Des Moines?
1st Amendment
19th Amendment
2nd Amendment
26th Amendment
Which group was most likely to be drafted in the military
18-25 poor and uneducated men
20-30 college students
19-21 uneducated rich kids
30-40 history teachers
Group of pro-war people who wanted to continue the war
Doves
Viet Cong
Silent Majority
Communists
