Vietnam War

French colonists exploited the Vietnamese land and

people. What does "to exploit" mean?

• a. To sell into slavery

• b. To declare war on

• c. To use unfairly

• d. To borrow from

According to the domino

theory, why couldn't America let

Ho Chi Minh take over Vietnam?

• a. The Soviet Union would quickly declare war on the

  U.S.

• b. Laos and Cambodia would quickly become

  Communist countries

• c. The alliance between France and the U.S. would be

  broken.

• d. The people of Vietnam would suffer under a

  repressive dictatorship.

During the Vietnam War, how was North Vietnam

different from South Vietnam?

• a. North Vietnam was ruled by the Viet Minh; South

  Vietnam was ruled by France.

• b. North Vietnam was controlled by the U.S.; South

  Vietnam was controlled by China.

• c. North Vietnam was ruled by Ho Chi Minh; South

  Vietnam was ruled by the Viet Minh.

• d. North Vietnam was Communist; South Vietnam was

  anti-Communist.

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin

Resolution?

• a. It divided Vietnam into two countries

• b. It marked the beginning of major American activity in

  Vietnam

• c. It marked the final surrender of French forces in

  Vietnam

• d. It marked the end of the Vietnam War

President Lyndon Johnson

followed a policy of military

escalation. What did this mean?

• a. He committed more and more troops to Vietnam as

  time went on

• b. He attacked the Vietnamese with bombs dropped

  from airplanes, not ground troops

• c. He began using nuclear weapons to destroy

  Communist strongholds

• d. He invited many other countries to join the US military

  in Vietnam

6. What advantage did the Viet Cong have over the

American military?

• a. The Viet Cong had more soldiers.

• b. The Viet Cong had more advanced technology.

• c. The Viet Cong had a superior air force.

• d. The Viet Cong knew the terrain extremely well.

What factor contributed most to the unpopularity of

the Vietnam War in the United States?

• a. The personal unpopularity of President Lyndon

  Johnson

• b. The gruesome death and bloodshed on both sides

• c. The fact that most Americans supported Ho Chi

  Minh's goals

• d. The fact that most Americans wanted to fight the

  Soviet Union instead

What slogan helped Richard

Nixon get elected President in

1968?

• a. "Bring our troops home now."

• b. "Victory at all costs."

• c. "Peace with honor."

• d. "The only good Communist is a dead Communist."

After U.S. troops left, why did the North Vietnamese

have such little trouble taking over South Vietnam?

• a. South Vietnam's government had little popular support

• b. South Vietnam had no army

• c. South Vietnam agreed to surrender in the treaty that

  ended the war

• d. North Vietnam had better weapons than South

  Vietnam

Which term best describes the relationship

between the U.S. and Vietnam today?

• a. Fellow democracies

• b. Vicious enemies

• c. Close allies

• d. Trading partners