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The Vietnam War - Background and Civil War

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the passage, when did the Vietnam War begin?

a)

1945

b)

1954

c)

1975

d)

1960

2.

What political and economic system did North Vietnam want to reunite the country under?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

3.

Which country helped South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Soviet Union

d)

China

4.

Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam mentioned in the passage?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Pol Pot

d)

Mao Zedong

5.

What happened to Vietnam after the war ended in 1975?

a)

Vietnam was a united, Communist country.

b)

Vietnam was divided into North and South again.

c)

Vietnam became a monarchy.

d)

Vietnam was colonized by France again.

6.

Why did the United States support Diem’s government in South Vietnam?

a)

Because they supported Communism

b)

Because U.S. leaders hated Communism

c)

Because Diem was Buddhist

d)

Because Diem was popular among the people

7.

Who was given the power to expand the U.S. role in the Vietnam War after the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

8.

By 1968, how many U.S. troops were in Vietnam?

a)

More than 500,000

b)

About 100,000

c)

Less than 50,000

d)

Around 250,000

9.

What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail used for during the Vietnam War?

a)

A tourist route

b)

A supply road for the Viet Cong

c)

A U.S. military base

d)

A peace negotiation site

10.

In February 1968, during the Vietnamese holiday called Tet, the Communists attacked about __ cities in South Vietnam.

a)

30

b)

10

c)

50

d)

100

11.

According to the passage, what was the outcome of the war between North and South Vietnam?

a)

The South won

b)

The Communists had won

c)

The war continued

d)

The United States won