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Beginning Vietnam

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the overall goal of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?

a)

Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

b)

Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the United States

c)

Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia

d)

Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

2.

What happened as a direct result of these recommendations?

a)

North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a ceasefire.

b)

U.S. military involvement in Vietnam escalated.

c)

South Vietnamese leaders rejected military assistance.

d)

Soviet ground troops were deployed to Vietnam.

3.

What U.S. foreign policy accounts for the trend illustrated in the graph?

a)

U.S. containment policy led the country to draft and deploy millions of troops to Korea.

b)

U.S. containment policy led the country to draft and deploy millions of troops to Vietnam.

c)

U.S. support for the United Nations caused the country to lead the UN’s intervention in Korea.

d)

U.S. support for the United Nations caused the country to lead the UN’s intervention in Vietnam

4.

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

a)

Protests Against the Vietnam War

b)

Opposition to the Arms Race

c)

Support for Gender Equality

d)

Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste

5.

Though it originated during World War II, the phrase "old enough to fight, old enough to vote" became increasingly popular during the Vietnam War as young men were drafted into military service beginning at the age of eighteen, yet were not eligible to vote until they turned twenty-one. How did the U.S. government resolve this issue?

a)

Through the passage of the Voting Rights Act

b)

Through the passage of the Equal Opportunity Act

c)

Through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

d)

Through the ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment

6.

What effect did this supply route have on U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War?

a)

North Vietnam's use of the route led the United States to secretly bomb Cambodia and

Laos.

b)

South Vietnam's destruction of the route led the United States to adopt its Vietnamization policy.

c)

China's use of the route to provide weapons to communists led the United States to bomb China.

d)

The United States' use of the route to move troops led North Vietnam to attack Laos and Cambodia

7.

What event is commonly considered the starting point of the Vietnam War?

a)

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

b)

The Fall of Saigon

c)

The Tet Offensive

d)

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu

8.

Which country was Vietnam a colony of before the Vietnam War began?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

France

d)

Japan

9.

What was the main ideological conflict in the Vietnam War?

a)

Democracy vs. Monarchy

b)

Communism vs. Capitalism

c)

Socialism vs. Fascism

d)

Anarchism vs. Totalitarianism

10.

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

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Vo Nguyen Giap

d)

Le Duan

11.

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

a)

To support French colonial interests

b)

To prevent the spread of communism

c)

To gain control of Vietnam's natural resources

d)

To establish a military base in Southeast Asia

12.

Which international agreement temporarily divided Vietnam into North and South in 1954?

a)

The Geneva Accords

b)

The Paris Peace Accords

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Potsdam Agreement

13.

What was the name of the communist-led guerrilla force that fought against South Vietnam and the United States?

a)

The Viet Cong

b)

The Khmer Rouge

c)

The Red Army

d)

The People's Liberation Army

14.

Which U.S. President escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War in the 1960s?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

15.

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War?

a)

It marked the end of the war

b)

It was a major victory for the U.S.

c)

It shifted public opinion against the war

d)

It led to the unification of Vietnam