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1
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Axis Annie
Henry Kissinger
2
Moderate, mainstream Americans who quietly supported the war were called what?
hawks
militants
silent majority
doves
3
Student protestors wanted
American withdrawal from the war.
more ROTC classes
more rules and security on campus.
segregation of the races.
4
Americans who supported the Vietnam War openly were called what?
doves
terrorists
hawks
radicals
5
Americans who were opposed to the Vietnam War were called what?
silent majority
hawks
doves
radicals
6
What toxic, leaf-killing chemical was sprayed on Vietnam by US planes?
agent orange
DDT
napalm
diesel fuel
7
Why was Kent State University famous?
Inventing the teach-in protest.
Fatal conflict between students and National Guard.
Having the most conscientious objectors.
Having the most pro-war student body.
8
Who are these musicians?
The Temptations
Buffalo Springfield
Country Joe and the Fish
The Kingston Trio
9
Who was the US President when the Vietnam War officially ended?
Gerald R. Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
James E. Carter
10
What supply route ran through Laos and Cambodia to supply the Vietcong?
Silk Road
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Trail of Tears
Appalachian Trail
11
How was media coverage of this war different?
The military imposed tight restrictions on the press.
Combat footage shown on the nightly news.
Only print journalists were allowed access.
No body-count statistics could be reported.
12
What does
NOT
allow you to avoid the draft for Vietnam?
Be a conscientious objector.
Burn your draft card.
Enroll in college full time.
Move to Canada.
13
Eisenhower's fear that many SE Asian countries would become communist was called what?
Red Scare
Boxer Rebellion
Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
14
What did
NOT
lead to bad morale for our soldiers?
Their inability to make progress against the enemy.
Frustration caused by guerilla attacks.
High temperatures in the jungles.
Lack of negotiations to end the war.
15
These government documents about the Vietnam war were published by the New York Times.
Saigon Scandal
Pentagon Papers
CIA Tapes Transcripts
Hoover Files
16
Which of the following did
NOT
turn American opinion against the war?
Tet Offensive
Woodstock Music and Arts Festival
My Lai Massacre
publishing of Pentagon Papers
17
How was the draft changed in 1966?
Minimum age of service raised to 21.
It was not changed at all.
A draft lottery system was enacted.
College students had to be passing their classes.
18
What was the unfortunate effect of US bombings in Laos?
Our attacks led to more student protests.
Our attacks destroyed some South Vietnamese military units.
Our attacks destroyed the North Vietnamese supply chain.
Our attacks angered the American public.
19
Who did President Nixon send to conduct secret peace negotiations with the North Vietnamese?
John Mitchell
Melvin Laird
Henry Kissinger
John Connally
20
Who are these musicians?
The Temptations
Buffalo Springfield
The Kingston Trio
Country Joe and the Fish
21
Which of the following was
NOT
a term of the 1973 peace agreement?
US troops would leave the country.
Vietnam would be united as one country.
North Vietnamese troops would stay in South Vietnam.
A cease-fire would be observed by both sides.
22
What is the name of this musical group?
The Rolling Stones
The Kingston Trio
The Temptations
Buffalo Springfield
23
What group came to represent the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s?
flappers
hippies
preppies
beatniks
24
What substance was dropped by US planes to burn away the jungle and expose the Vietcong?
diesel fuel
agent orange
DDT
napalm
25
Which President promised to end the Vietnam War, but secretly expanded it instead?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
26
North Vietnamese soldiers fighting for Ho Chi Minh.
Vietcong
Vietminh
Khmer Rouge
My Lai
27
Name the guerilla fighters who lived in South Vietnam.
Vietminh
My Lai
Vietcong
Khmer Rouge
28
What new law required the President to inform Congress when he deployed our troops into a hostile area?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
USA PATRIOT Act
No Child Left Behind Act
War Powers Act
29
What was vietnamization?
Nixon's plan to threaten the North Vietnamese.
Nixon's gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.
Nixon's insistence on a dignified peace settlement.
Nixon's secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
30
Which is true of US soldiers fighting in Vietnam?
Most of them volunteered to join the war.
Most of them were college students.
Most of them were members of the National Guard.
Most of them came form lower income families.
31
What policy change did the United States make after the Vietnam War?
Men and women could be drafted for military service.
The draft was abolished.
The President was given the right to declare war.
The voting age was raised to 21.
32
What type of missions did US troops use against the Vietcong?
massive retaliation
search-and-destroy
aerial bombardment
duck-and-cover
33
Why did President Truman support France's war efforts in Vietnam?
He believed the Vietnamese did not deserve independence.
He wanted to punish the Vietnamese people.
Ho Chi Minh had broken an alliance with us.
He wanted to prevent the spread of communism.
34
Who is this musician?
Edwin Starr
Barry McGuire
Country Joe
Jimi Hendrix
35
Why did the US support Ngo Dinh Diem's leadership?
He opposed communism.
He was open to trade agreements with the US.
He was very popular with the Vietnamese people.
He had gone to college in the USA.
36
The killing of 200 Vietnamese villagers by US troops in May 1968 was what?
My Lai Massacre
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre
Kent State Massacre
37
Congressional permission for Johnson to engage in combat without a declaration of war.
My Lai Massacre
Tet Offensive
War Powers Act
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
38
What was
NOT
an obstacle for US troops fighting in Vietnam?
booby traps
extreme cold
dense vegetation
guerilla ambushes
