Vietnam (Indochina) was a colony of what country before World War II?
Great Britain
China
France
the Netherlands
2. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
The belief that we could not let South Vietnam "fall" to Communism lest Laos and Cambodia do also was called which of the following?
brinksmanship
domino theory
Truman Doctrine
mutually assured destruction
3. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What was the practice of withdrawing US troops with Vietnames troops taking over more combat fighting called?
troop switch
absent GI
Valsava maneuver
Vietnamization
4. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What was the name of the site of US troops killing defenseless women and children?
Saigon
Hanoi
My Lai
Seoul
5. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
The United States dropped more bombs in Vietnam then all of the countries in WWII combined. A major reason for this is which of the following?
Operation Ranchhand
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Strategic Hamlet
Agent Orange
6. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What was the name of the ship "attacked" in the Gulf of Tonkin?
Maddox
Turner Joy
Lusitania
Sussex
7. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson, and Nixon following him, to fight the war in Vietnam in any way he chose. This was called which of the following?
executive privelege
presdiential powers
Vietnam money
blank check
8. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
That the governemnt misled the public about how well the war was going was called which of the following?
dirty rotten lies
credibility gap
Nixon Doctrine
Pentagon Papers
9. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What president sent Green Beret as advisors to train South Vietnamese troops?
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Ike
10. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
By refusing to take part in elections in 1956, South Vietnam stood in violation of what agreement?
Geneva Accords
Treaty of Paris
Saigon Accords
the Tripartite Agreement
11. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What president refused to provide air support to support the French in their war against the Viet Minh?
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Ike
12. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Where was the last stand of Frnch colonialism in Vietnam? That is, where did the Viet Minh defeat the French?
Saigon
Hanoi
Seoul
Dien Bien Phu
13. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Who leaked the Pentagon Papers?
LBJ
John Dean
Kent State students
Daniel Ellsberg
14. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What was the name of the leaked governemnt strtegies for fighting the Vietnam War?
Agent Abroad
Pentagon Papers
Vietnam White Papers
The Nixon plan
15. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Who was president at the end of the Vietnam War?
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
Ike
16. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What effectively stopped many college protests against the Vietnam War?
mass arrests of students by the FBI
the Treaty of Paris
the Armistice
college deferment from serving
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Under what president did the number of combat troops increase to over 500,000?
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
Reagan
18. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What 1968 counteroffensive led American citizens to question government claims that the war was progressing well?
Ngyuen
Agent Orange
Green Beret
Tet
19. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Whee were 4 student demonstrators killed in may of 1970?
Kent State
Cal Berkley
University of Chicago
near the Lincoln Memorial
20. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Through what countries did the Ho Chi Minh trail, a supply line from North Vietnam to South Vietnam, travel?
North Korea and South Korea
Thailand and India
Burma and Myanamr
Laos and Cambodia
21. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Who was the leader of the nationalism movement in French Indochina (Vietnam), dating back to the World War I era?
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
22. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
What law gave President Johnson, and Nixon folloewing him, the power to wage war without a declaration of such by congress?
War Powers Resolution
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Boland Amendment
Glass-Stegall Act
23. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Who was president during the Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964)?
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Ike
24. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Who was presdient when the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed congress?
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Ike
25. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
What country controlled Indochina prior to their independence?
Britain
France
United States
China
26. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Which countries were part of Indochina?
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
All of them
27. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
Ngo Dihn Diem
Ho Chi Minh
President Kennedy
Sui Chin
28. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?
Communism
Democracy
Socialism
Monarchy
29. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
What was the domino theory?
A Game
A strategy for the communists
A reason to stop the spread of communism
An app
30. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
How did the Geneva Accords affect Vietnam?
The country was split in two
The country stayed a colony of the French
The country became a Chinese colony
The French apologized
31. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Who were the Vietcong?
The army of South Vietnam
The army of Laos
The army of North Vietnam
The army the U.S. was training
32. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Who were the ARVN?
A guerrilla warfare group in the North
The Chinese supported South Vietnamese Amry
The Army of S. Vietnam
The U.S. army when in country
33. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Of the two groups opposing or supporting the war, which group wanted the United States to use all its might to crush the enemy and save American soldier's lives?
Dove
Hawk
Copperhead
Flower child
34. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which country fought at Dien Bien Phu and lost?
United States
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
35. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The idea that if one country falls to Communism; many more will follow is called
Cold War
Marshall Plan
Withdraw idea
Domino Theory
36. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What event helped President Johnson gain control over moving troops into and out of Vietnam?
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Declaration of War by Congress
Battle at Da Nang
37. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following was not used in jungle fighting by the United States?
Napalm
Agent Orange
Trench warfare
Close air support
38. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why was this called the "living room war"?
For the first time people fought out of their living room
The nightly news showed what was happening with live footage
Soldier's battle positions were called living rooms
President gave daily briefings on what was happening and actions taken in the war
39. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was the ratio of Vietcong killed to South Vietnam and American troops during the Tet Offensive?
1 for 1
5 Vietcong to 1 South Vietnamese/American
7 Vietcong to 1 South Vietnamese/American
10 Vietcong to 1 South Vietnamese/American
40. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What event caused the American people to support the war differently and news reports were more pessimistic?
My Lai
Kent State University incident
Tet Offensive
Release of the Pentagon Papers
41. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Who was Henry Kissinger?
Sec. of Defense for Nixon
Sec of Homeland Security
National Security Advisor for Nixon
President of the United States
42. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What year did the United States begin to withdraw troops?
1975
1971
1972
1969
43. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The plan to end United States involvement in Vietnam was called?
Operation Overlord
Vietnamization
Peace Accords 1970
Operation Annacoda
44. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What happened at My Lai?
Civilians were killed
Worst ambush on American in war
Live television report showing an attack
Soldiers were dropped in for the final mission of the war
45. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What university was there a massive student demonstration in which the ROTC building is burned and National Guard called out?
Harvard
Ohio
Texas
Kent State
46. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was the end result of the university demonstrations which led to soldiers opening fire on demonstrators?
2 killed 12 wounded
o killed and 10 wounded
5 killed
14 killed
47. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is not connected to the Pentagon Papers?
Daniel Ellsberg leaked 7,000 pages of information
Nixon was drawing up plans while stating he would not send soldiers to Vietnam
There was no exit strategy
The idea of a government conspiracy took over the people's imagination