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WorksheetsIntroduction to Vietnam War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What countries made up "Indochina"?
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
U.S., Britain, France
South Korea, North Korea, China.
Who did Ho Chi Minh ask for support against the French?
U.S.
Japan
Germany
Why did the U.S. want to help the French re-establish control over Vietnam?
The French and U.S. had signed a treaty in the 1900's.
The U.S. wanted France to get back on their feet economically.
The U.S. did not like Ho Chi Minh because he was a dictator.
How the U.S. support the French in Vietnam?
They didn't.
Provided military and economic aid.
Ask Germany to step in to help the French.
Why did the government implement a draft during the Vietnam War?
To monitor ethnic groups for espionage activities.
To fund the war by authorizing the sale of government bonds.
To regulate freedom of expression at antiwar demonstrations.
To provide the military with additional man power.
What type of warfare was used by the Vietcong against the U.S. during the Vietnam War?
Nuclear warfare
Conventional warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Chemical warfare
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the president power to send troops to ______ to protect against further North Vietnamese aggression.
Vietnam
China
Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez saved the lives of fellow soldiers while under heavy enemy attack and after sustaining wounds while assisting on a team extraction in Vietnam on May 2, 1968. In recognition of the actions described, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was —
given an early honorable discharge from U.S. military service
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
made an honorary member of the United Nations
awarded the Legion of Honor ribbon
True or False: North Vietnam wanted to unify itself with South Vietnam?
True
False
True or False: South Vietnam was more westernized when compared to North Vietnam.
True
False
What was the National Liberation Front also known as?
Viet Cong
Red Soldiers
Nazis
Who were the Viet Cong?
They were farmers during the day and guerrilla soldiers at night.
Democrats in South Vietnam.
Hostages who taken by the North Vietnamese soldiers.
What event secured congressional authorization to for U.S. forces to be involved in Vietnam?
D-Day
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
38th Parallel
What was the military strategic to heavily bomb North Vietnamese targets known as?
Battle of the Bulge
Thunderstruck
Rolling Thunder
What is the strategy based on the belief that the United States could inflict so many casualties and so much damage on the enemy that eventually the enemy would be unable and unwilling to continue the struggle called?
Iron curtain
Attrition
Nutrition
What country tried to recolonize Vietnam?
England
Great Britain
France
True or False: When the Japanese left after WWII, Vietnam became a free country once and for all.
True
False
Which statement is true:
The Vietnam War was two wars: Vietnam fighting against France, then Vietnam fighting against America.
The Vietnam War was one war: Vietnam fighting against America.
The Vietnam War was three wars: Vietnam fighting against America, France, and China.
The Vietnam War was one war: Vietnam fighting against Laos.
Which of the following countries did Vietnam BEAT from 1940-1980?
United States and Armenia
United States and the Philippines
China and the Soviet Union
Japan, France, the United States, Cambodia, and China
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
Vietnamization
Communism
Domino Theory
Imperialism
What was the main reason for the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?
To stop the spread of communism
To support French colonial interests
To gain control of Vietnam's resources
To establish a military base in Asia
Which event marked the beginning of major U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?
The Tet Offensive
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Fall of Saigon
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Le Duan
What was the primary strategy used by the U.S. military in Vietnam?
Guerrilla warfare
Attrition warfare
Blitzkrieg
Trench warfare
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
It was a major victory for the U.S.
It led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops
It was a turning point that shifted public opinion against the war
It resulted in the capture of Ho Chi Minh
