WorksheetsThe Vietnam War - Background and Civil War
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
According to the passage, when did the Vietnam War begin?
1945
1954
1975
1960
What political and economic system did North Vietnam want to reunite the country under?
Democracy
Monarchy
Communism
Capitalism
Which country helped South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
France
United States
Soviet Union
China
Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam mentioned in the passage?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Pol Pot
Mao Zedong
What happened to Vietnam after the war ended in 1975?
Vietnam was a united, Communist country.
Vietnam was divided into North and South again.
Vietnam became a monarchy.
Vietnam was colonized by France again.
Why did the United States support Diem’s government in South Vietnam?
Because they supported Communism
Because U.S. leaders hated Communism
Because Diem was Buddhist
Because Diem was popular among the people
Who was given the power to expand the U.S. role in the Vietnam War after the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
By 1968, how many U.S. troops were in Vietnam?
More than 500,000
About 100,000
Less than 50,000
Around 250,000
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail used for during the Vietnam War?
A tourist route
A supply road for the Viet Cong
A U.S. military base
A peace negotiation site
In February 1968, during the Vietnamese holiday called Tet, the Communists attacked about __ cities in South Vietnam.
30
10
50
100
According to the passage, what was the outcome of the war between North and South Vietnam?
The South won
The Communists had won
The war continued
The United States won
