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WorksheetsIntro to Vietnam
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
What 1964 event led to a rapid expansion of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
a)
The French lost control of Vietnam to the Vietcong
b)
A group of South Vietnamese army officers killed Ngo Dinh Diem
c)
U.S. ships off the North Vietnamese coast reported being attacked
d)
Laos and Cambodia fell to Ho Chi Minh’s fascist rule
2.
How did the hippie counterculture express its ideals in the 1960s?
a)
emigrated from the United States
b)
supported individual freedom, nonviolence, and communal sharing
c)
defended government authority
d)
respected the generation that came before it
3.
The Vietcong fought against
a)
North Vietnam
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
Japan
4.
What was one effect of the My Lai massacre?
a)
Americans began to perceive the Johnson Administration as honest
b)
The Johnson Administration lost the support of wealthy Americans
c)
Support for the war among college students nearly doubled.
d)
Many Americans began to question U.S. involvement in the war
5.
Which of the following best describes the domino theory?
a)
If atomic weapons were used once to end a war, they would be used to end all wars.
b)
If the United States waged one war against communism, it would have to wage other wars
c)
If one nation became Communist, nearby countries would also fall to communism
d)
If the Soviets took over one Asian nation, they would take over the entire continent.
6.
What did President Kennedy intend to do by establishing the Peace Corps?
a)
bring a nonviolent end to racial segregation in the United States
b)
design a treaty that would end the conflict with Cuba
c)
provide young people with a chance to express their views
d)
help developing countries with tasks such as building schools and digging wells
7.
What does the word “escalation” mean with respect to President Johnson’s policy toward Vietnam between 1965 and 1968?
a)
slow withdrawal
b)
increased involvement
c)
frequent surprise attacks
d)
full disclosure of information
8.
During the Vietnam War, hawks and doves disagreed mainly over whether
a)
funding domestic programs was more important than winning the Cold War
b)
U.S. forces should use a nuclear bomb to force the Vietcong to surrender
c)
the United States should have a draft
d)
protesting the war was unpatriotic
9.
The Vietnam War ended when
a)
the United States and North Vietnam signed the Hanoi Accords in 1973.
b)
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon in 1975.
c)
Communist dictators took over Laos and Cambodia in 1977.
d)
North Vietnam returned all American prisoners of war in 1979.
10.
What did President Nixon do on April 30, 1970 to infuriate many Americans?
a)
began slowly withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam without the knowledge of Congress or the people
b)
announced that he had sent U.S. troops into Cambodia, expanding the war he had promised to end
c)
authorized the use of force by National Guard troops against students on college campuses
11.
________________________ was committed to the Cold War policy of stopping the spread of communism
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
John F. Kennedy
12.
By the end of 1967, U.S. military leaders claimed they were nearing victory in Vietnam, but the ________________________ in January 1968 proved they were wrong.
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
13.
The ________________________ revealed that U.S. officials had been lying to the American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years.
a)
Pentagon Papers
b)
War Powers Act
14.
After the ________________________, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a treaty that banned aboveground testing of new nuclear weapons.
a)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
b)
Cuban missile crisis
15.
lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Twenty-sixth Amendment
16.
strategy calling for the South Vietnamese Army to take over fighting the war in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
17.
commanded U.S. ground forces in Vietnam
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
William Westmoreland
c)
Maya Ying Lin
18.
requires the president to get congressional approval before committing U.S. troops to an armed struggle
a)
24th Amendment
b)
Limited Test Ban Treaty
c)
War Powers Act
19.
banned testing of nuclear weapons above ground
a)
Limited Test Ban Treaty
b)
Vietnamization
c)
escalation
20.
designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Maya Ying Lin
c)
Minh De Diam
21.
authorized the president to take “all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States”
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
22.
Communist leader of North Vietnam
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Hediki Tojo
c)
Fidel Castro
23.
one of the first people to walk on the moon
a)
William Westmoreland
b)
Yuri Gagarin
c)
Neil Armstrong
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