US History - Ending the Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

• Viet Cong

• Kent State University

Multiple Choice

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

• Vietnamization

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

• a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

• a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

• the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

• a supply line used by South Vietnam.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?

• Aerial attacks (regular bombs)

• Agent Orange

• Napalm

• Nuclear bombs

Multiple Choice

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

• Gulf of Thailand

• Gulf of Tonkin

• Pearl Harbor

• South China Sea

Multiple Choice

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

• My Lai Massacre

• Attack on Sai Pan

• Tet Offensive

• Attack on Khe Sanh

Multiple Choice

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

• Kent State University

Multiple Choice

Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Truman

• Johnson

Multiple Choice

After the Vietnam War

• South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.

• both North and South Vietnam were reunited.

• the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.

• all of the above (Don't choose this, I'm just seeing if you are paying attention)

Multiple Choice

To end the war USA will do troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Vietnamization

Multiple Choice

Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970

• Kent State University

• Vietnamization

• Domino Theory

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a lesson that the USA discovered from the Vietnam War?

• Technology superiority wins all wars

• Massive numbers of troops wins the day

• Countries flock to democratic ideals

• Wars can be won by public opinion