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Vietnam War Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Repatriation

a)

he difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do

b)

payment made after a war

c)

the return of someone to their own country.

d)

compulsory recruitment for military service.

2.

a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic

a)

Hippie

b)

War Veteran

c)

Counter-Culture

d)

Silent Majority

3.

Counterculture

a)

A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society

b)

A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior coincide substantially from those of mainstream society

4.

American voters who didn't speak out or protest for any major causes like those who protested the Vietnam War

a)

Counterculture

b)

Hippies

c)

Silent Majority

d)

Credibility Gap

5.

An act that checked and limit the power of the president by requiring the approval of congress to put American troops in combat areas

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

War Powers Act of 1973

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Domino Theory

6.

What year was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

a)

1964

b)

1966

c)

1968

d)

1970

7.

Vietnamization

a)

was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

b)

was a policy of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

c)

was a policy of the JFK administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

8.

Tet Offensive

a)

was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by South Vietnam

b)

was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by North Vietnam

c)

was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by the Soviet Union

d)

was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by the US

9.

Credibility gap is a term that came into wide use with journalism, political and public discourse in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, it was most frequently used to describe public scepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson administration's statements and policies on the Vietnam War

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The domino theory is a geopolitical theory which posits that increases or decreases in democracy in one country tend to spread to neighboring countries in a domino effect.

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Credibility Gap

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Military Draft

11.

Vietcong

a)

a member of the communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces

b)

a member of the communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the Noth Vietnamese government forces

12.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

a)

was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Korea to South Korea through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia

b)

was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of China and North Korea

c)

was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of Burma and Thailand

d)

was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia

13.

Military Draft

a)

is the optional enrollment of individuals into the armed forces

b)

is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the government

c)

is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the armed forces