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. Missouri Southern
B. Kansas State
C. Berkeley
D. 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 27 th
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 militarys overly optimistic
reports.
66. The majority of the American people protested
the Vietnam War.
67. American forces withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
(1973)
68. The Vietnam War cost the U.S. around $200
billion. (173)
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 Response25 pointsChoose 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 antiwar following for the Vietnam War? Give 3 reasons
and support those reasons with facts.