Vietnam Test Review
Mr. Williamson
US History II
Test Format
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20 Multiple Choice at 2 points each (40
points)
10 Matching at 2 points each (20 points)
6 Short Answer, you chose any 4 (3-4
sentences required) at 5 points each (20
points)
1 Document Based Question, 2
paragraphs required (10 points)
90 Points total
Review Game
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With your partner, write both of your names on the
index card provided.
Number your card 1-9, with the word BONUS
following #9.
You and your partner will have 20 seconds to answer
the multiple-choice question.
Team with the most correct answers will earn 3 extra
credit points on tomorrow’s exam. All participants
will receive 1 point.
Good Luck!
Sample Question #1
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A particular difficulty of the Vietnam War
was determining:
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a. how to restore French power.
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b. who was the enemy.
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c. how America got involved.
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d. if the United Nations would intervene
Sample Question #2
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In Vietnam, escalation of the war meant:
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a. bringing in United Nations troops as
quickly as possible.
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b. providing financial aid to South Vietnam to
fight the war.
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c. an immediate massive buildup of American
troops.
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d. increasing American involvement in
stages.
Sample Question #3
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During the war in Vietnam, AfricanAmericans
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a. served in segregated units that did not see
combat.
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b. were not allowed to serve in the navy or
the air force.
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c. had a higher probability of seeing combat
than did other Americans.
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d. generally supported the war effort more
than did other Americans.
Sample Question #4
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The Tet offensive:
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a. ranks as one of the great success stories
of American intelligence community.
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b. did not target American compounds.
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c. resulted in a resounding victory for the
Vietcong.
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d. led Americans to believe that the war had
ground to a stalemate
Sample Question #5
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During his first term in office, Richard Nixon
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a. increased the number of American troops
in Vietnam.
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b. withdrew all American ground troops from
Vietnam.
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c. insisted that South Vietnam take more
responsibility for the war.
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d. refused to negotiate with North Vietnam
before the fighting stopped
Sample Question #6
In 1970, anti-war demonstrations led to
the deaths of students at Kent State and:
 A. Ohio State
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B. Jackson State
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C. Southern University
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D. Jacksonville State
Sample Question #7
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Massive antiwar demonstrations occurred
in the United States in 1970 following the
invasion of
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a. Cambodia.
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b. Laos.
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c. North Vietnam.
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d. Thailand.
Sample Question #8
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The war in Vietnam
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a. destroyed the cold war consensus that had
unified the United States since the late 1940s.
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b. cost more American lives than any other war
in the nation’s history.
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c. was in effect an American victory because it
prevented Laos and Cambodia from becoming
communist.
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d. proved that the American strategy of
containment could succeed in Asia as well as
Europe.
Sample Question #9
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Which of the following was NOT an effect of
the Vietnam War?
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A. Johnson’s Great Society program suffers
from underfunding
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B. Taxes are raised
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C. Age to vote is raised to 21
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D. Congress and the public are split between
hawks and doves
Sample Question - BONUS
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These two advisers to President Johnson
believed the US needed to increase their
military presence in Vietnam.
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Who are they?