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Vietnam War +EOC Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the United States join the conflict between North and South Vietnam?

a)

To prevent in invasion by China into Indochina

b)

To limit the spread of nuclear weapons

c)

To prevent the spread of communism into Southeast Asia

d)

To prevent an invasion of Japan from Indochina

2.

After an attack on US ships by N. Vietnam, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which-

a)

formally declared war on North Vietnam

b)

Gave the President more military power without going to war

c)

Limits President's military power without war being declared

d)

Allowed for the use of nuclear weapons if necessary

3.

The President who escalated the Vietnam war by drafting and deploying more soldiers was-

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

4.

Why were US soldiers unable to quickly defeat the Vietcong and make the war drag out?

a)

The Vietcong used chemical weapons on US soldiers

b)

The Chinese army intervened and invaded

c)

The Vietcong had superior technology compared to US soldiers

d)

They used guerrilla warfare and ambush tactics

5.

Why did many young American fight the draft or engage in anti-war protests?

a)

They felt it would cause a war with China and Russia

b)

The US was going through an economic recession

c)

They felt the war in Vietnam was wrong and unjustified

d)

They believed it created a gap between the rich and poor

6.

Which of these best describes reasons for the outbreak of violence during anti-war protests?

a)

The government hired people to attack law enforcement

b)

The nation was divided over US involvement in Vietnam

c)

Draft dodgers were being shielded from arrest

d)

The government censored free speech

7.

In Tinker v Des Moines the Supreme Court said a student's right to protest was protected by the

a)

Fourth Amendment

b)

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

c)

First Amendment

d)

Fifth Amendment

8.

What was the role of the media during the Vietnam War?

a)

It cooperated with government censorship laws

b)

They broadcast the news from approved media stations

c)

It showed Americans at home the uncensored violence of war

d)

They were unable to record any of the Vietnam War

9.

Which describes why Americans had the 26th Amendment ratified?

a)

People felt poll taxes harmed voting rights

b)

If one was old enough to fight they were old enough to vote

c)

Women had a right to vote in elections

d)

The laws of the US should apply equally to all citizens

10.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Kent State University

15.

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

16.

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

17.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

a)

The route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam

b)

A supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries

c)

A secret path which was used by the Vietcong in Saigon

d)

A supply line used by South Vietnam

18.

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

a)

Can be strongly affected by public opinion

b)

Is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals

c)

Is determined mainly by technological superiority

d)

Is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers

19.

In the ______, United States soldiers killed about 500 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Immolation of Monks

c)

My Lai Massacre

d)

Attack on Saigon

20.

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

a)

My Lai Massacare

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

Operation Rolling Thunder

d)

Operation Ranch Hand

21.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

a)

Increased the number of Chinese immigrants

b)

Prohibited work-seeking Chinese from entering the U.S.

c)

Prohibited Chinese immigrants from leaving the U.S.

d)

Prohibited immigrants from entering the U.S.

22.

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Monopolies

c)

Communists

d)

Nativists

23.

During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.

a)

Work and Infrastructure

b)

Corruption and Laissez-Faire

c)

Urbanization and Immigration

d)

Monopolies and Political Bosses

24.

These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

a)

Progressives

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Sensationalists

d)

Investigative reporters

25.

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

a)

Civil War Era

b)

Industrialization Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

26.

This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:

a)

Howard Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William McKinley

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

27.

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

a)

because of the negative impact of industrialization

b)

because of the negative impact of the civil war

c)

because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

d)

because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

28.

creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States

a)

W.E.B. Dubios

b)

Elizabeth Canton

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida B. Wells

29.

one of the founders of the NAACP

a)

MLK

b)

W.E.B. Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Ida B. Wells

30.

gave women the right to suffrage

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment