10.4 Knowledge Check - War in Southeast Asia

What is a likely reason that Ho Chi Minh was a popular military leader in the battle against the French?

• He was supported by the United States.
• He had helped fight against the Japanese
• He had the backing of the colonial powers.
• He was both a communist and a Catholic.

Why were U.S. forces unprepared for the Viet Cong Tet Offensive?

• because the Viet Cong used napalm, a new chemical agent
• because the fighting was mainly in the jungles
• because it took place on a national holiday
• because they were waiting on fresh troops to arrive

Which provides evidence that some Vietnamese did not support the new government in the united Vietnam?

• South Vietnamese convinced the United States to place an embargo on Vietnam.
• “Boat people” fled to other countries.
• Recovery from the war proved slow and costly.
• Vietnamese opposed the authoritarian government imposed on Cambodia.

Why did the Vietnamese fight the French in Indochina?

• Ho Chi Minh's forces were backed by China.
• Ngo Dinh Diem had American support.
• The Viet Minh wanted independence.
• The Viet Minh wanted to be ruled by the Soviet Union.

Which of the following accurately describes the sequence of events that led to U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

• The United States supported Vietnamese goals for independence with troops, but then backed off and supplied only advisors; after a U.S. destroyer was attacked, it sent troops.
• The United States first sent only aid and military advisors to assist the South Vietnamese in their struggle; however, after a U.S. warship was torpedoed, the U.S. sent troops.
• The United States backed the government of Ho Chi Minh, then supplied military advisors and weapons; after a U.S. destroyer was attacked, it sent troops.
• The United States sent special troops to train guerrilla solders, who fought with the Viet Cong in the jungles; after a U.S. destroyer was attacked, much larger numbers of troops were sent.

U.S. leaders withdrew troops from Vietnam because...?

• they believed the South Vietnamese could win it on their own.
• the Viet Cong built supply trails in Cambodia.
• the Soviet Union began bombing the south.
• they realized that they could not win the war.

The term "boat people" refers to...?

• Cambodians who sailed to Thailand after the Khmer Rouge victory.
• Vietnamese guerrillas who fought the Viet Cong on boats.
• South Vietnamese who fled the communist victors.
• Vietnamese villagers who fought Americans on the rivers.

Which is the BEST characterization of the conflict in Cambodia?

• an independence struggle against imperialist forces
• an ideological conflict that became a genocide
• a violent anti-communist revolt
• a pro-communist rebellion that ended in a stalemate

What was one result from the theory discussed in the accompanying quotation? "Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences." —U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

• the U.S. occupied Cambodia during the Vietnam War
• the U.S. supported the noncommunist government of South Vietnam
• North Vietnam installed communist governments in Cambodia and Laos
• China invaded North Korea