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Vietnam War Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

2.

John F. Kennedy

a)

sent warships to bomb North Vietnam.

b)

decreased the war equipment being sent to South Vietnam.

c)

increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam.

d)

sent soldiers to fight in North Vietnam.

3.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

a)

a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

b)

a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

c)

the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

d)

a supply line used by South Vietnam.

4.

After the Vietnam War

a)

South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.

b)

both countries were reunited.

c)

the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.

d)

all of the above.

5.

Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?

a)

Aerial attacks (regular bombs)

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Nuclear bombs

6.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

7.

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

a)

is determined mainly be technological superiority.

b)

is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.

c)

is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.

d)

can be strongly affected by public opinion.

8.

Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?

a)

The Domino Theory

b)

Containment

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

d)

Vietnamization

9.

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?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Nixon

c)

Truman

d)

Johnson

10.

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

a)

My Lai Massacre

b)

Attack on Sai Pan

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Attack on Khe Sanh

11.

The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Tet Offensive

12.

US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Kent State University

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Vietnamization

13.

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Kent State University

14.

President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Viet Cong

c)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

d)

Ho Chi Minh

15.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

16.

Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence and established this

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Viet Cong

c)

Kent State University

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

17.

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

a)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

18.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

19.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

20.
Allowed the public to be negatively influenced concerning the  Vietnam war?
a)
Television and media bias
b)
Radio 
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet
21.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
22.
Which side ended up winning the war, if not militarily, politically due to the lack of support of the civilian population?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
23.
What rule was Vietnam unified under 
a)
Democratic
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist 
d)
Monarchy
24.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
25.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
26.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
27.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
28.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
29.
How did the US military attempt to take away the Vietcong's ability to hide in the jungle?
a)
They used napalm to burn the jungle down.
b)
They used agent orange to kill the plants in the jungle.
c)
both napalm and agent orange
d)
none of the options
30.

Gave 18 year-olds in America the right to vote. Became popular because many soldiers who were fighting in Vietnam, but were under the voting age of 21. They felt if they could die for their country, it was only right that they be able to vote.

a)

Credibility Gap

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Vietnamization

d)

26th amendment

31.

Nixon appealed to a group of moderate, mainstream Americans nick-named "the silent majority" to try and win support for his war policy

a)

Students for Democratic Society (SDS)

b)

Silent Majority

c)

Great Society

d)

Domino Theory

32.

People became critical of Lyndon Johnson's administration due to tv images not showing what Johnson's people were saying.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

New Frontier

c)

Credibility Gap

d)

Pentagon Papers

33.

Information released that proved suspicions that the United States government was not completely honest about the Vietnam War

a)

Pentagon Papers

b)

War Powers Act

c)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

d)

Tinker vs Des Moines

34.

This act was passed to prevent another situation in which the American President could use military force without asking Congress for a war declaration.

a)

Pentagon Papers

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

War Powers Act

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