CUSH - Vietnam War - Part 1

Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?  

• United States
• China
• Japan 
• France

Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?

•  Mao Zedong
• Ho Chi Minh
• Le Duan 
• Ngo Dinh Diem

When the French pulled out of Southern Vietnam, what country entered to try and help stop communism from spreading? 

• United States
• Great Britain
• Germany
• China

What year did the first US combat troops officially arrive in Vietnam?

• 1950
• 1960
• 1965
• 1968

What country had control of Vietnam during World War II?

• France
• Germany
• China
• Japan

What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

• 38th Parallel
• 17th Parallel
• Mekong River
• It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country

What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?

• The jungle conditions  
• The limits put on troops by President Johnson  
• Ambushes and traps  
• All of the above

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

• Vietnamization 
• Communism
• Domino Theory
• Imperialism

In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?

• Vietnamese Warfare tactics
• Cheetah Warfare
• Hidden Warfare
• Guerrilla warfare

What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Battle Of Midway
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
• Bay of Pigs Invasion