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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why did President Eisenhower believe it was important for the United States to involve itself in the growing conflict in Vietnam?
He believed it was the duty of the United States to assist all nations in need.
He expected that France would become a stronger ally if assisted by the United States.
He believed that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to communism, more would follow.
He wanted to establish bases in Asia that would be close to China, Japan, and the Soviet Union.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Viet Cong were _________.
the South Vietnamese army.
a character from Mario Kart.
communist guerrilla fighters.
guerrillas, real actual guerrillas in the jungle.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which event resulted in President Johnson sending additional troops to Vietnam without a formal declaration of war?
election of 1964
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Viet Cong invasion in 1965
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why was waging war in Vietnam difficult for U.S. soldiers?
U.S. soldiers were poorly equipped and lacked adequate training.
Villagers sympathetic to the North often protected Viet Cong fighters.
Most South Vietnamese helped the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.
North Vietnamese soldiers were highly trained and well-equipped.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which caused problems for the U.S. military as it attempted to carry out the war in Vietnam?
Soldiers' morale was low and there was a lack of discipline.
There was not enough support from military commanders.
Congress did not appropriate enough money to wage the war.
The distance to Vietnam made it difficult to supply forces in the field.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which argument was used by those opposed to the war in Vietnam?
Treaties forbade U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
The United States was interfering in another nation's civil war.
The draft unfairly targeted the educated and upper class.
Troops were unable to engage effectively in guerilla warfare.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What 1968 action was a military victory for the South Vietnamese and a psychological victory for the communist North?
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tet Offensive
bombing of Hanoi
fall of Saigon
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which was the American public's reaction to President Nixon's decision to bomb Cambodia?
increased opposition to the war
increased enlistment in the armed forces
increased debate about the likelihood of success
increased support for the troops
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the cost of the Vietnam War in human terms?
an estimated 25,000 American servicemen and 757,143 Vietnamese dead
58,000 American servicemen and an estimated 1.5 million Vietnamese dead
about 200,000 American servicemen and an estimated 4 million Vietnamese dead
58,000 American servicemen and an estimated 250,000 Vietnamese dead
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which was a result of the Vietnam War?
Vietnam veterans were recognized as heroes and were well taken care of.
Communism in Southeast Asia was seen as a dying form of government.
There was a growing distrust of government by the American people.
Most of the world was in agreement with what the United States had done in Vietnam.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which describes the final outcome of the Vietnam War?
Hanoi fell to the South and the nation was unified under democratic rule.
A line of demarcation was established between the North and the South.
Peace was negotiated between the North and the South.
Saigon fell and the country was unified under communist rule.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which was not a student political movement in the 1960s?
Students for World Peace
Young Americans for Freedom
Students for a Democratic Society
Free Speech Movement
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Students for a Democratic Society?
an organization of ROTC students
a conservative student group within the Republican Party
a 1960s student organization that opposed the war
a group of congressional interns
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which was a goal of the 1960s counterculture?
promotion of educational freedom and choice
development of greater economic stability
preservation of the environment
rejection of the establishment and traditional values
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which event in the antiwar movement resulted in the deaths of college students at the hands of National Guard troops?
Kent State University protests
Democratic National Convention demonstrations
march on Washington
sit-ins at Columbia University
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