What was the name given to communist insurgents fighting in South Vietnam?
  • The People’s Army of Vietnam
  • The Viet Cong
  • Army of the Republic of Vietnam
  • Khmer Rouge
Which incident in 1964 led the United States to send more troops to Vietnam?
  • The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
  • The Partition of Vietnam
  • The Gulf of Tonkin incident
  • The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Which aerial bombardment campaign in 1972 involved the largest number of heavy bomber raids by the American Air Force since World War II?
  • Rolling Thunder
  • Arc Light
  • Operation Crossbow
  • Linebacker II
US forces used which chemical agent to defoliate large swaths of Vietnam?
  • Agent Orange
  • White Phosphorous
  • DDT
  • Napalm
As part of the Vietnam War, the United States also bombed what other Southeast Asian country?
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Korea
  • A & B
Which town was the location of an infamous war crime where American forces slaughtered Vietnamese civilians in 1968?
  • My Lai
  • Khe San
  • Dien Bien Phu
  • No Gun Rhi
Which 1969 battle resulted in US forces capturing terrain with little strategic value and then abandoning it?
  • Khe San
  • Hamburger Hill
  • Dien Bien Phu
  • Tet Offensive
Which battle resulted in the withdrawal of French forces from Vietnam in 1954?
  • Khe San
  • Ap Bac
  • Dien Bien Phu
  • Hue
Which statesman served as president of the Republic of Vietnam between 1955 and 1963?
  • Bao Dai
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ngo Dinh Diem
  • Nguyen van Thieu
Which of the following Cold War policies held that if one country became communist, all the other adjacent nations would be threatened as well?
  • Domino Theory
  • Mutually assured destruction
  • Rollback
  • Détente
Which president coined the term “silent majority”?
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Richard M. Nixon
Which of the following methods did anti-war activists use to voice their opposition to the Vietnam War?
  • Organizing large protests.
  • Burning draft cards.
  • Writing anti-war songs.
  • All of the above.
Which battle in 1963 resulted in a small Viet Cong force repulsing an attack by a large South Vietnamese army group that included armored personnel carriers and helicopters?
  • Ap Bac
  • Khe San
  • Hue
  • Ia Drang
Which battle in 1965 was an inconclusive engagement between US air cavalry forces and North Vietnamese troops.
  • Khe San
  • Hue
  • Ia Drang
  • Xuan Loc
The Tet Offensive had which of the following consequences?
  • It led to the capture of Saigon.
  • It resulted in heavy casualties for the Viet Cong.
  • It undermined public support for the Vietnam War in the US.
  • B & C
What were students at Kent State University protesting when National Guardsmen opened fire on them in 1970?
  • The invasion of Laos
  • The invasion of Cambodia
  • The fall of Saigon
  • The institution of a draft
How was President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization implemented?
  • The Vietnamese government began building protected hamlets to isolate peasants from the insurgents.
  • The US government began relocating South Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon.
  • The US government began to increase efforts to train and equip the South Vietnamese Army.
  • The US government began to train officers to speak the local language before they were deployed to Vietnam.
Which diplomat represented the United States at the Paris Peace Talks in 1973?
  • Henry Kissinger
  • Dean Rusk
  • Robert McNamara
  • Henry Cabot Lodge
What did the Paris Peace Talks of 1973 accomplish?
  • They established a permanent cease-fire.
  • They established a temporary cease-fire.
  • They immediately reunified North and South Vietnam.
  • B & C
When did Saigon fall to North Vietnamese troops?
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
Which of the following countries provided military assistance to the South Vietnamese?
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • All of the above
Which of the following countries provided the most military and economic assistance to the North Vietnamese?
  • The USSR
  • China
  • Cuba
  • North Korea
Which city was the former imperial capital of Vietnam and was the site of heavy fighting during the 1968 Tet Offensive?
  • Saigon
  • Hai Phong
  • Hue
  • Hanoi
Which general led US forces in Vietnam between 1964 and 1968?
  • William Westmoreland
  • Creighton Abrams
  • Frederick Weyand
  • Lloyd Ferendall
Which US Senator was an early opponent of the Vietnam War and published a critique called
  • Frank Church
  • George McGovern
  • William Fulbright
  • Eugene McCarthy
Which statesman was the US ambassador to South Vietnam during the 1963 coup and refused to help the embattled ruler?
  • Dean Acheson
  • Dean Rusk
  • Robert McNamara
  • Henry Cabot Lodge
President Johnson declared that he lost “middle America” when which famous broadcast journalist declared the Vietnam War had become a quagmire in 1968?
  • Ted Koppel
  • Walter Cronkite
  • Walter Lipmann
  • David Halberstam
What were the Pentagon Papers?
  • Secret diplomatic cables from Vietnam
  • Secret combat reports from Vietnam
  • A history of US intervention in Vietnam
  • Secret intelligence reports from Vietnam
Which tribesmen lived in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and cooperated with US Special Forces during the war?
  • Chams
  • Degar/Montagnards
  • Pathet Lao
  • Khmer Krom
Who was the commander of the Vietnam People’s Army (NVA)?
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Le Duan
  • Pol Pot
  • Vo Nguyen Giap
What was the name of the secret CIA effort to kill or capture Viet Cong agents?
  • Phoenix Program
  • Winter Soldier
  • Operation Wandering Soul
  • Operation Bravo
Which of the following Southeast Asian countries also succumbed to a Communist revolution after American forces left Vietnam?
  • Thailand
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • B & C
The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism.
  • Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point?
  • In a nutshell, what was the Vietnam War about?
  • Spring/Easter Offensive
  • A Limited War in Vietnam
Established by the communist sympathizers of South Vietnam in order to use guerrilla warfare against the South Vietnamese in 1960.
  • Who Won The Tet Offensive?
  • Ngo Dinh Diem
  • National Liberation Front/ Viet Cong
  • Democratic Republic Of Vietnam
When the North Vietnamese fired directly upon two U.S. ships in international waters on August 2 and 4, 1964.
  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident
  • Containment
  • Tet Offensive
  • Vietnamization
Viet Cong v. South Vietnam; the United States continually sent additional advisers to South Vietnam.
  • Who won the Tet Offensive?
  • Who was president during the Vietnam War?
  • Who was the fighting between during the war?
  • Who won the Vietnam War?
The communists: Viet Cong and North Vietnam
  • Who did the U.S. support?
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Who won the Vietnam War?
  • Who was invading Vietnam?
By entering the Vietnam War without a goal to win, Johnson set the stage for future public and troop disappointment when the U.S. found themselves in a stalemate with the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong.
  • Downfall of Johson's goal (listed way above)
  • In a nutshell, what was the Vietnam War about?
  • Spring/Easter Offensive
  • Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point?
Lyndon B. Johnson for the main part and the ending part was Richard Nixon
  • Who won the Vietnam War?
  • Who was communist in Vietnam?
  • What was Johnson's goal for the Vietnam War?
  • Who was president during the Vietnam War?
The United States foreign policy of containing communism at all costs.
  • Vietnamization
  • Gulf Of Tonkin Incident
  • The "domino Theory"
  • Containment
When the U.S. had withdrawn most of its troops from Vietnam, the North Vietnamese staged another massive assault on March 30,North Vietnamese troops crossed over the demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the 17th parallel and invaded South Vietnam. The remaining U.S. forces and the South Vietnamese army fought back.
  • Downfall of Johson's goal (listed way above)
  • Spring/Easter Offensive
  • A Limited War in Vietnam
  • Tet Offensive
He bribed them with military secrets of the Japanese. The United States resisted because of their dedication to their foreign policy of containment.
  • How did Ho Chi Minh try and convince the U.S. to help him with the Vietnam War?
  • Who did the U.S. support?
  • Who won the Tet Offensive?
  • How did Nixon's expansion of the war cause a reaction among people?
South Vietnam only held the election in South Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem was elected.
  • Why did the United States decide to help France and not communist leader, Ho Chi Minh?
  • Effect of the U.S. refusing the democratic election of 1956 all over Vietnam?
  • How did the French react to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?
  • Before the U.S. got involved, what was going on in Vietnam?
The Americans were starting to question whether or not the United States government was a credible source. The Pentagon Papers proved they were not.
  • Why was France in Vietnam?
  • Fighting the Viet Cong
  • What is the credibility gap?
  • Why did the French pull out of the war in 1954?
Created thousands of protests, especially on college campuses, back in America.
  • Who won the Tet Offensive?
  • Who did the U.S. support?
  • How did Nixon's expansion of the war cause a reaction among people?
  • How did Ho Chi Minh try and convince the U.S. to help him with the Vietnam War?
They did not like it because then that provided a chance for the communist group to win and take over Vietnam. The U.S. refused to participate.
  • How did the U.S. react to the proposal of a democratic election in 1956?
  • Why did the United States decide to help France and not communist leader, Ho Chi Minh?
  • How did the French react to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?
  • Before the U.S. got involved, what was going on in Vietnam?
A group whose goal was to rid Vietnam of their invaders: Japan and France
  • Who won the Tet Offensive?
  • Who won the Vietnam War?
  • Geneva Conference of 1954
  • What was the Viet Minh?
North Vietnam- communistSouth Vietnam- non-communist
  • 19th Parallel Division
  • 17th Parallel Division
  • 15th Parallel Division
  • 16th Parallel Division
The United States had this theory that if the one country of Southeast Asia fell to communism, then all would fall, causing a domino effect.
  • Containment
  • Fighting the viet cong
  • The "Domino Theory"
  • Jimmy carter's idea of "détente" with the soviet union and its allies
Because of the fact that Ho Chi Minh was communist, the United States refused to support him. Therefore, they decided to support the "good guys" which was France.
  • How did the French react to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?
  • Why did the French pull out of the war in 1954?
  • How did the U.S. react to the proposal of a democratic election in 1956?
  • Why did the United States decide to help France and not communist leader, Ho Chi Minh?
The French colonized Vietnam in 1859
  • What is the credibility gap?
  • Why was France in Vietnam?
  • Why did the French pull out of the war in 1954?
  • 17th Parallel Division
His leadership was so horrible that he was killed in 1963 by a coup supported by the United States. (US helped bring him down from power.)
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ngo Dinh Diem
  • Democratic Republic Of Vietnam
  • Vo Nguyen Giap
The Vietnamese had suffered under the French colonial rule for nearly six decades and then Japan invaded portions of Vietnam inIn 1941, Ho Chi Minh returned back to Vietnam and he established the Viet Minh to get rid of the invaders of Vietnam.
  • What happened after the United States withdrew from the war?
  • Before the U.S. got involved, what was going on in Vietnam?
  • Why did the United States decide to help France and not communist leader, Ho Chi Minh?
  • How did the French react to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?
They did not give up easily and they fought back
  • Why did the French pull out of the war in 1954?
  • How did the French react to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?
  • Effect of the U.S. refusing the democratic election of 1956 all over Vietnam?
  • Before the U.S. got involved, what was going on in Vietnam?
France and Japan
  • Who was invading Vietnam?
  • Who was communist in Vietnam?
  • Who won the Vietnam War?
  • Who did the U.S. support?
1959-1975
  • 17th Parallel Division
  • Why was France in Vietnam?
  • When was the Vietnam War?
  • Fighting the Viet Cong
The Tet Offensive was a turning point in the war because President Johnson, faced now with an unhappy American public and bad news from his military leaders in Vietnam, decided to no longer escalate the war.
  • A Limited War in Vietnam
  • Spring/Easter Offensive
  • Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point?
  • In a nutshell, what was the Vietnam War about?
After the U.S. had withdrawn all its troops, the fighting continued in Vietnam. In early 1975, North Vietnam made another big push south which toppled the South Vietnamese government. South Vietnam officially surrendered to communist North Vietnam on April 30,On July 2, 1976, Vietnam was reunited as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  • What happened after the United States withdrew from the war?
  • Before the U.S. got involved, what was going on in Vietnam?
  • How did the U.S. react to the proposal of a democratic election in 1956?
  • Why did the United States decide to help France and not communist leader, Ho Chi Minh?
At this conference, nations met to determine how France could peacefully withdraw of the Vietnam War. The Geneva Accords were created and put in place.
  • Geneva Conference of 1954
  • Geneva Conference of 1854
  • Geneva Conference of 1944
  • Geneva Conference of 1959
Established by the Viet Minh to announce the creation of an independent Vietnam which had a new government called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  • Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  • Tet Offensive
  • Ngo Dinh Diem
  • Ho Chi Minh
These were papers that held the secret plans of the United States government and Nixon tried very hard to keep them from the American people. They were revealed and this widened the credibility gap.
  • Pentagon Papers
  • Tet Offensive
  • Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution
  • Paris Peace Accords
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants such as armed civilians or irregulars use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.
  • Harsh Winter Conditions
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Well-organized Military Forces
  • A Powerful Navy
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