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Intro/Causes Vietnam War

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

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

3.

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Kent State University

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

7.

Who was the Northern Communist Leader?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Nguyen Van Hieu

d)

Mao Zedong

8.

What were the communist fighters in the south called?

a)

Viet Cong

b)

Viet Minh

c)

Vietnamese

d)

Chinese

9.
Where is Vietnam located?
a)
It is a small narrow country South of China
b)
It is a large sparsely populated country North of Japan
c)
It is a small island east of the African mainland
d)
It is a group of islands north of Australia
10.
What was America’s justification for entering the Vietnam War?
a)
To stop the spread of Communism in Asia 
b)
To gain raw materials for military expeditions
c)
To gain revenge for losses during World War II 
d)
None of the above
11.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
a)
Chinese leader who turned China into a Communist nation 
b)
Communist leader who was a hero to the Vietnamese people
c)
South Vietnamese dictator who received help from the US government 
d)
None of the above
12.
What is the significance of the 17th parallel?
a)
It is the borderline that separates Cambodia from Vietnam 
b)
It is the borderline that separates North Vietnam from South Vietnam
c)
It is the train used to supply military items from China to Vietnam
d)
None of the above
13.
Who were the Vietcong?
a)
guerilla fighters from North Vietnam who supported South Vietnamese troops
b)
The Cambodian army that supported North Vietnam
c)
guerilla fighters from South Vietnam who supported the North Vietnam cause
d)
US troops that supported the South Vietnamese troops
14.
#9
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
Japan
d)
Korean Peninsula
15.
#10
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Sea of Japan
c)
East China Sea
d)
South China Sea 
16.

Cambodia

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

17.

Laos

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

18.

Vietnam

a)

4

b)

5

c)

8

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