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Vietnam War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?
a)
38th Parallel
b)
17th Parallel
c)
Mekong River
d)
It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country
2.
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)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
3.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
4.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
5.

What country laid claim to the land area known as Indochina (now Vietnam) in the 1900s?

a)

England

b)

Japan

c)

United States

d)

France

6.

What year did the US go to war with North Vietnam?

a)

1945

b)

1955

c)

1965

d)

1975

7.

Vietnam was ruled by which country for a thousand years before it won its independence in 939 AD?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

India

d)

Iran

8.

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop china from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

9.

The Vietnam War ended in a __________________?

a)

cease-fire agreement

b)

Vietnamese victory

c)

U.S. victory

d)

a nuclear bomb

10.

What year did the US decided to withdraw its forces from Vietnam?

a)

1965

b)

1970

c)

1973

d)

1975

11.

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

12.

The ​ (a)   lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971.

Choose from the below words
26th Amendment
24th Amendment
21st Amendment
18th Amendment
13.

Why was the United States concerned about Agreement 2?

a)

Officials believed the election would lead to a civil war and revolution.

b)

Congress members feared foreign policy decisions would lead to criticism at home.

c)

The administration opposed the creation of regional alliances.

d)

Leaders feared communist officials would win the election and take over the country.

14.

During the Vietnam War, the following people were presidents of the United States. Check all that apply.

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

15.

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

a)

Nuclear deterrence

b)

Flexible response

c)

Domino theory

d)

Iron Curtain

16.

New weapons like (a)   , a sticky gasoline-based jelly that burns, inflicted harm on the Vietnamese, while herbicides like ​ (b)   destroyed the jungle cover used by the Vietcong to hide.

Choose from the below words
napalm
Agent Orange
MK77
Fougasse
17.

Which article would most likely quote this excerpt?

a)

“Embedding Journalists in Combat during the Korean War”

b)

“The Role of the Office of War Information during World War II”

c)

“Improvements in Media Production during the Persian Gulf War”

d)

“The Role of the Media during the Vietnam War”

18.

Which cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960s?

a)

Opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War

b)

Expanding presidential use of executive privilege

c)

Protecting the world against climate change

d)

Using détente as a foreign policy with China

19.

How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?

a)

By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president

b)

By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

c)

By allowing Congress to supersede the president’s role as commander in chief

d)

By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate’s treaty-making powers

20.

Match the following.

a)
1.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)
2.

John F. Kennedy

c)
3.

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)
4.

Richard M. Nixon