WorksheetsVietnam War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
What country laid claim to the land area known as Indochina (now Vietnam) in the 1900s?
England
Japan
United States
France
What year did the US go to war with North Vietnam?
1945
1955
1965
1975
Vietnam was ruled by which country for a thousand years before it won its independence in 939 AD?
China
Russia
India
Iran
One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to
prevent the spread of communism in Indochina
reduce French influence in Vietnam
stop china from seizing Vietnam
support the government of North Vietnam
The Vietnam War ended in a __________________?
cease-fire agreement
Vietnamese victory
U.S. victory
a nuclear bomb
What year did the US decided to withdraw its forces from Vietnam?
1965
1970
1973
1975
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
The (a) lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971.
Why was the United States concerned about Agreement 2?
Officials believed the election would lead to a civil war and revolution.
Congress members feared foreign policy decisions would lead to criticism at home.
The administration opposed the creation of regional alliances.
Leaders feared communist officials would win the election and take over the country.
During the Vietnam War, the following people were presidents of the United States. Check all that apply.
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Nuclear deterrence
Flexible response
Domino theory
Iron Curtain
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.
Which article would most likely quote this excerpt?
“Embedding Journalists in Combat during the Korean War”
“The Role of the Office of War Information during World War II”
“Improvements in Media Production during the Persian Gulf War”
“The Role of the Media during the Vietnam War”
Which cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960s?
Opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War
Expanding presidential use of executive privilege
Protecting the world against climate change
Using détente as a foreign policy with China
How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?
By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president
By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress
By allowing Congress to supersede the president’s role as commander in chief
By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate’s treaty-making powers
Match the following.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
