Vietnam War Begins - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

These were South Vietnamese who supported the communist north

North Vietnamese Army

Deferment

Tet

Viet Cong

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

He was the communist leader of North Vietnam

Diem

Johnson

Ho Chi Minh

Castro

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?

Communist

Democratic

Socialist

Monarchy

4.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?

Ngo Dihn Diem

Ho Chi Minh

President Kennedy

Sui Chin

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What country controlled Indochina prior to their independence?

Britain

France

United States

China

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

containment

Good Neighbor policy

isolationism

Roosevelt Corollary

7.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The physical conditions of Vietnam made fighting easy

True

False

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which U.S. president escalated the conflict in Vietnam by sending in the first ground troops in 1964?

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Richard M. Nixon

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

Vietnamization

Communism

Domino Theory

Imperialism

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

to prevent attacks against United States shipping

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam?

Cuban Missile Crisis

Battle Of Midway

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Bay of Pigs Invasion

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 affect the powers of the president?

It forced the President to seek congressional approval on all war efforts.

It allowed the President to form a special department to deal with war efforts.

It required the President to seek the participation of other nations before going to war.

It provided the President congressional support for conducting acts of war if necessary.

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would -

promote reconstruction after World War II

maintain the policy of detente

fulfill prior United Nations obligations

keep communism from spreading throughout the region

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?

USS Maddox

USS Arizona

USS Maine

HMS Lusitania

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