USHC 8.3 Quiz

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Mao Zedong
• Ngo Dien Diem
• Hideki Tojo

What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?

• Containment
• Extermination
• Isolationsim
• Elimination

What did the United States fear would happen if all of Vietnam became communist?

• Domino Theory
• Communism would not spread
• The Iron Curtain Theory
• Soviet Scare

What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Gulf of Maddox Resolution
• USS Tonkin Resolution
• Gulf of Vietnam Resolution

This was the surprise attack by the Vietcong on US troops in South Vietnam

• Tet Offensive
• Gulf of Tonkin Offensive
• Maddox Offensive
• Operation Rolling Thunder

Who was elected president in 1968?

• Nixon
• Johnson
• Kennedy
• Eisenhower

Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam

• Vietnamization
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Maddox Resolution
• Agent Orange

Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?

• Kent State
• Ohio State
• Miami of Ohio
• Dayton

Was the US successful in containing communism in Vietnam?

• Yes
• No

What was the United States' bombing campaign of North Vietnam called?

• Operation Agent Orange
• Operation Napalm
• Operation Rolling Thunder
• Operation Hurricane