Name ____________________
Hour ________
Vietnam War Test
True or False
1. Vietnam is a country in South America. ______
2. The Vietnam War started between North and South Vietnam. ______
3. The Vietnam War was the shortest war in American history. ______
4. Communists are people who believe that the government should
control the country. ______
5. The government in North Vietnam was communist. ______
6. The Blue Berets were America’s best soldiers. ______
7. President Nixon was the president during the Vietnam War. ______
8. The chemical Agent Orange was used to kill jungle tree leaves. ____
9. The M-22 was the standard Marine rifle. ______
10. John F. Kennedy was shot while he was president. ______
Multiple Choice
11. Before World War II, Vietnam was part of what country?
A. United States
B. France
C. Germany
12. What parallel separates North Vietnam from South Vietnam?
A. 17th
B. 20th
C. 6th
13. People who did not think the U.S. should fight in the Vietnam War
and who would not help fight were called:
A. Fighters
B. Green Berets
C. Draft Dodgers
14. These people against the war left the United States and moved to:
A. Sweden
B. Australia
C. Norway
15. How many people were killed in the Vietnam War?
A. 580
B. 1000
C. 58,000
Fill-In-The-Blank
16. Martin Luther King wanted ____________ people to be able to do
the same things as ___________ people.
17. The ______________ were a popular singing group in the 1960’s.
18. The first human walked on the moon in the year __________.
19. Fidel _____________ was the leader of Cuba in the 1960’s.
Extra Credit
20. Find and label Vietnam on the attached map.