Vietnam War Test
125 points
Multiple Choice
51. Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
A. Ho Chi Minh
B. Kim IL Jung
C. Dien Bein Phu
D. Ngo Dinh Diem
52. Who were the Viet Cong?
A. North Vietnamese soldiers
B. Vietnamese Nationalists
C. Communist guerillas of South Vietnam
D. Former tribesmen of Vietnam
53. Who were the Viet Minh?
A. North Vietnamese soldiers
B. Vietnamese Nationalists
C. Communist guerillas of South Vietnam
D. Former tribesmen of Vietnam
54. What occurred at My Lai?
A. Nothing
B. Hundreds of women and kids were killed
C. It was the site of the French defeat
D. The location where the Peace Treaty was signed.
55. What two countries did the U.S. extend their fighting to in
1970?
A. Cambodia and Taiwan
B. Cambodia and Laos
C. China and Laos
D. China and Taiwan
56. Where was it that 4 people were killed and 9 were injured
when national guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war
protest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Missouri Southern
Kansas State
Berkeley
Kent State
57. Which of the following is the correct order of countries that
controlled Vietnam?
A. Japan, France, U.S.
B. France, Japan, France
C. U.S., Japan, France
D. China, Japan, France
58. Which of the following U.S. Presidents did not have a role
in the Vietnam War?
A. Kennedy
B. Johnson
C. Eisenhower
D. Truman
59. Which of the following was a pretext (reason) for the U.S. to
become militarily involved in Vietnam?
A. The Geneva Conference
B. Tonkin Gulf Incident
C. Vietminzation
D. The media
60. Which of the following was NOT a way the Vietnam War
was protested?
A. Songs
B. Burning of draft cards
C. Marches
D. The DMZ
True or False
61. There were as many as 500,000 U.S. troops stationed in
South Vietnam.
62. The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam at the 27th parallel.
63. The Domino Theory states if one country falls to
communism, neighboring countries will fall to communism
too.
64. The Vietnam War was the first time many Americans saw
the horror of war.
65. Daily military briefings given to American reporters
became known as the “Five O’ Clock Follies” because of the
military’s overly optimistic reports.
66. The majority of the American people protested the
Vietnam War.
67. American forces withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
68. The Vietnam War cost the U.S. around $200 billion.
69. The T.E.T. Offensive was a massive attack led by the Viet
Cong during the Vietnamese holiday.
70. The T.E.T. Offensive resulted in the following: U.S. troop
increase, Johnson not seeking re-election and more bombing
of North Vietnam.
Open Response—25 points—Choose 1!
Why do you believe that the U.S. did not achieve victory or
meet their goals in the Vietnam War? Give 3 reasons and
support those reasons with facts.
OR
Why do you believe that there was such a large anti-war
following for the Vietnam War? Give 3 reasons and support
those reasons with facts.