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WorksheetsCh 16 - The Vietnam War Years
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 58mins
Identify the country highlighted in red on the map.
Vietnam
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam was a colony of what other country?
France
Spain
Portugal
United Kingdom
Who invaded Vietnam during WWII?
Japan
France
China
United States
When did Vietnam declare itself to be independent?
1940
1945
1950
1960
Which side did we support in the French-Indochina War?
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
France
None of the above
Why did the US side with South Vietnam?
To prevent the spread of communism
To support French colonial interests
To gain economic benefits
To promote democracy in the region
What did the North Vietnamese use to get supplies to the Viet Cong?
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Air transport
Sea routes
Underground tunnels
What is the name of the event that caused the US to eventually fight in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Tet Offensive
Operation Rolling Thunder
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
What advantage did the Vietnamese have?
Superior knowledge of local terrain
Advanced military technology
Larger army size
Economic superiority
What usually happens during Tet?
It is the Vietnamese New Year celebration.
It marks the beginning of spring.
It is a traditional festival for paying respects to ancestors.
All of the above.
Why was the war becoming so unpopular?
Economic burden
High casualty rates
Political disagreements
All of the above
Which US presidents were involved in the Vietnam War?
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy
What year did the US end involvement in Vietnam?
1971
1973
1975
1977
Which side eventually took over all of Vietnam?
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
France
What effects did the Vietnam War have on Americans?
Economic strain and increased anti-war sentiment
Strengthened foreign relations with Vietnam
No significant effects
Boost in military spending and technology
The Viet Cong was supplied by North Vietnam and fought against ______________.
The United States
The Soviet Union
China
Germany
If one nation falls to communism, then nearby countries would also fall to communism.
Containment
Domino Theory
Search and Destroy
Escalation
Communist Leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nikita Khrushchev
William Westmoreland
The ___________ ________ showed that the US Military was not nearing victory in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
My Lai Massacre
Cuban Missile Crisis
Tet Offensive
The _________________________ caused Americans to question U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
Tet offensive
My Lai Massacre
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Cuban Missile Crisis
What happened during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Viet Cong attacked 13 cities in South Vietnam including Saigon
Nuclear weapons were banned from being tested aboveground
U.S. Ships were attacked off the North Vietnamese Coast
500 Innocent civilians were killed.
Hawks and Doves disagreed mainly over whether funding domestic programs was more important that winning what?
Vietnam war
Cold War
1972 Election
Space Race
What required the President to get congressional approval before commiting U.S. troops to an armed struggle.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Hanoi Accords
Pentagon Papers
War Powers Act
What was the strategy called that required the South Vietnamese army to take over fighting the war in Vietnam?
Search and Destroy
Vietnamization
Guerrilla Warfare
Revealed that the U.S. officials had been lying to the American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Hanoi Accords
Pentagon Papers
Paris Peace Accords
President Nixon announced that he had sent troops into ____________, expanding the war that he had promised to end.
Laos
China
South Vietnam
Cambodia
The Vietnam War ended in a __________________?
cease-fire agreement
Vietnamese victory
U.S. victory
a nuclear bomb
The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war
is determined mainly be technological superiority.
is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.
is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.
can be strongly affected by public opinion.
Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?
The Domino Theory
Containment
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Vietnamization
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?
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
Johnson
In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.
My Lai Massacre
Attack on Sai Pan
Tet Offensive
Attack on Khe Sanh
President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970
Kent State University
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Viet Cong
Geneva Accords
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Marshall Plan
Operation Rolling Thunders
Nickname of a Soviet agent that would always wear orange while on important missions
Term used to describe the South Vietnamese agents because they
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
A type of lotion soldiers would use to get rid of the sent on their clothing
Another name for a flamethrower
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
What sparked the anti-war protest that left four students dead at Kent State University
the Tet Offensive
Dien Bien Phu
the Gulf of Tonkin incident
the invasion of Cambodia
