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Vietnam & Korean War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

2.

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 to supply the North Vietnamese.

3.

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

a)

My Lai Massacre

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Attack on Khe Sanh

4.

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

a)

My Lai Massacre

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Tet Offensive

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.

Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Japan

8.
Vietnamization was the plan to...
a)
promote Vietnamese culture in the United States
b)
Slowly withdraw from Vietnam 
c)
Let the Vietnamese citizens in the United States have a tax break  
9.

What was Henry Kissinger's job?

a)

He operated a very successful kissing booth at a fair.

b)

National Security Advisor to Nixon

c)

Vice President

d)

He was the Iron Fist who protected all humanity from "The Hand"

10.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society 
b)
The Fair Deal 
c)
The New Frontier 
d)
The Square Deal 
11.
Most anti-war demonstrations took place where?
a)
large cities
b)
small towns
c)
shopping centers
d)
universities
12.
What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?
a)
draft card
b)
drivers' license
c)
American flags
d)
newspapers
13.
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)
Minh warfare
c)
hidden warfare
d)
guerrilla warfare
14.

Which U.S. president escalated the conflict in Vietnam by sending in the first ground troops in 1964?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Henry Kissinger

d)

Douglas Macarthur

15.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
16.

Who was the Korean War between?

a)

U.S. and South Korea

b)

Russia and North Korea

c)

North Korea and South Korea

d)

North Korea and North Vietnam

17.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

18.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
19.

Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?

a)

John Bassilone

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Henry Kissinger

d)

Richard Nixon

20.
____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.
a)
N Korea/S Korea
b)
USA/N Korea
c)
China/USA
d)
China/S Korea
21.

North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

a)

Soviet Union/communist

b)

Soviet Union/democratic

c)

U.S.A./communist

d)

U.S.A./democratic

22.

South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.

a)

Soviet Union/communist

b)

Soviet Union/democratic

c)

U.S.A./communist

d)

U.S.A./democratic

23.

Who was General MacArthur replaced by?

a)

Henry Kissinger

b)

Syngman Rhee

c)

Douglas Macarthur

d)

Matthew Ridgeway

24.

When did North Korean troops launch their unexpected attack on South Korea?

a)

June 1950

b)

July 1950

c)

June 1951

d)

July 1951

25.

Who created the 38th Parallel

a)

North and South Korea

b)

The US and The Soviets

c)

The Chinese and Japanese

d)

The Americans and the Chinese