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Introduction to Vietnam War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What countries made up "Indochina"?

a)

Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia

b)

U.S., Britain, France

c)

South Korea, North Korea, China.

2.

Who did Ho Chi Minh ask for support against the French?

a)

U.S.

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

3.

Why did the U.S. want to help the French re-establish control over Vietnam?

a)

The French and U.S. had signed a treaty in the 1900's.

b)

The U.S. wanted France to get back on their feet economically.

c)

The U.S. did not like Ho Chi Minh because he was a dictator.

4.

How the U.S. support the French in Vietnam?

a)

They didn't.

b)

Provided military and economic aid.

c)

Ask Germany to step in to help the French.

5.

Why did the government implement a draft during the Vietnam War?

a)

To monitor ethnic groups for espionage activities.

b)

To fund the war by authorizing the sale of government bonds.

c)

To regulate freedom of expression at antiwar demonstrations.

d)

To provide the military with additional man power.

6.

What type of warfare was used by the Vietcong against the U.S. during the Vietnam War?

a)

Nuclear warfare

b)

Conventional warfare

c)

Guerrilla warfare

d)

Chemical warfare

7.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the president power to send troops to ______ to protect against further North Vietnamese aggression.

a)

Vietnam

b)

China

8.

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 —

a)

given an early honorable discharge from U.S. military service

b)

awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

c)

made an honorary member of the United Nations

d)

awarded the Legion of Honor ribbon

9.

True or False: North Vietnam wanted to unify itself with South Vietnam?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: South Vietnam was more westernized when compared to North Vietnam.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What was the National Liberation Front also known as?

a)

Viet Cong

b)

Red Soldiers

c)

Nazis

12.

Who were the Viet Cong?

a)

They were farmers during the day and guerrilla soldiers at night.

b)

Democrats in South Vietnam.

c)

Hostages who taken by the North Vietnamese soldiers.

13.

What event secured congressional authorization to for U.S. forces to be involved in Vietnam?

a)

D-Day

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

38th Parallel

14.

What was the military strategic to heavily bomb North Vietnamese targets known as?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Thunderstruck

c)

Rolling Thunder

15.

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?

a)

Iron curtain

b)

Attrition

c)

Nutrition

16.

What country tried to recolonize Vietnam?

a)

England

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

17.

True or False: When the Japanese left after WWII, Vietnam became a free country once and for all.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which statement is true:

a)

The Vietnam War was two wars: Vietnam fighting against France, then Vietnam fighting against America.

b)

The Vietnam War was one war: Vietnam fighting against America.

c)

The Vietnam War was three wars: Vietnam fighting against America, France, and China.

d)

The Vietnam War was one war: Vietnam fighting against Laos.

19.

Which of the following countries did Vietnam BEAT from 1940-1980?

a)

United States and Armenia

b)

United States and the Philippines

c)

China and the Soviet Union

d)

Japan, France, the United States, Cambodia, and China

20.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

a)

Vietnamization 

b)

Communism

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Imperialism

21.

What was the main reason for the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

a)

To stop the spread of communism

b)

To support French colonial interests

c)

To gain control of Vietnam's resources

d)

To establish a military base in Asia

22.

Which event marked the beginning of major U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?

a)

The Tet Offensive

b)

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

c)

The Fall of Saigon

d)

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu

23.

Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Vo Nguyen Giap

d)

Le Duan

24.

What was the primary strategy used by the U.S. military in Vietnam?

a)

Guerrilla warfare

b)

Attrition warfare

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Trench warfare

25.

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?

a)

It was a major victory for the U.S.

b)

It led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops

c)

It was a turning point that shifted public opinion against the war

d)

It resulted in the capture of Ho Chi Minh