Test - Vietnam

1. Which of the following countries had made a colony out of Vietnam during the
frst half of the 20th century? A. United States B. France . !ermany ". #a$an
%. none of the a&o'e
2. (n 1)*+ the country of Vietnam was di'ided at which of the following $arallels?
A. ,-
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. B. *2
nd
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. ".none of the a&o'e
,. /0U% 1 FA2S% America3s in'ol'ement in Vietnam can &e most easily e4$lained
&y the 5"omino /heory.6
+. 7o hi 8inh A. U.S. su$$orted 9resident of South
Vietnam.
*. A0V: B. South Vietnamese ommunist
ci'ilian;soldiers.
<. Viet ong . ommunist leader of :orth Vietnam.
.. :go "inh "iem ". /he South Vietnamese army.
-. /rue 1 False (n 1)<, the United States saw our mista=e of su$$orting an
un$o$ular ruler in South Vietnam and allowed him to &e o'erthrown and e'entually
assassinated.
). /he !ulf of /on=in 0esolution> A. greatly increased United States in'ol'ement in
Vietnam. B. ga'e the 9resident a ?&lan= chec=? to @ght an undeclared war in
Vietnam. . was almost unanimously a$$ro'ed &y ongress. ". all of the a&o'e
10. /rue 1 False For the @rst few years of the warA the United States $u&lic was for
the most $art in fa'or of our in'ol'ement in Vietnam.
11. /rue 1 False /he ca$ital of :orth Vietnam was 7ai$hong.
12. Which of the following was NOT a $ro&lem faced &y United States soldiers
@ghting in Vietnam?
A. !uerrilla warfare waged &y the enemy B. "ense Bungles and enormous rainfall
. 2ac= of su$$lies
". none of the a&o'e
1,. /he term meaning an increase of American in'ol'ement in Vietnam was called>
A. VietnamiCation. B. inDation. . escalation. ". none of the a&o'e
1+. Which of the follow does not relate? A. harlie. B. V. . :2F ". A.0.V.:.
1*. /he 5/et EFensi'e6> A. was a maBor 'ictory for U.S. and South Vietnamese
troo$s. B. saw much of South Vietnam o'errun &y the Vietcong. . occurred during
the cele&ration of the oriental :ew Gear.
". &oth B H .
1<. Iennedy A. ?( got $ermission from ongress to
@ght an undeclared war in Vietnam
through the !ulf of /on=in 0esolution.6
1.. %isenhower B. ?( &egan a $olicy of VietnamiCation
and slowly lowered U.S. in'ol'ement in
the war.?
1-. #ohnson . ?8y administrationJs $olicy of
su$$orting un$o$ular leaders in South
Vietnam caused Buddhist mon=s to
commit suicide in $rotest.?
1). :i4on ". ?( was in oKce when the United
States &egan sending ad'isors to
Vietnam.?
20. /he 59aci@cation 9rogram6> A. was an attem$t &y 2yndon #ohnson to ease anti;
war $rotests &y sto$$ing the &om&ing of 7anoi. B. was the code name for the 1
st

massi'e &om&ing raid launched &y the US against :orth Vietnam in 1)<*. . was an
attem$t &y US forces to win the 5hearts and minds6 of the South Vietnamese ci'ilian
$o$ulation. ". none of the a&o'e.
21. Which of the following was not a wea$on used &y the US in Vietnam? A.
na$alm. B. $unBi $its.
. Agent Erange. ". nuclear wea$ons. %. &oth B H ".
22. 57eyA 7eyA 2B#. 7ow many =ids did you =ill today?6 would most li=ely &e chanted
&y> A. the 5Silent 8aBority.6 B. 7i$$ies. . 7aw=s. ". !reen Berets.
2,. (n 1)<-> A. 2yndon #ohnson chose not to run for another term as 9resident. B.
0o&ert Iennedy was assassinated. . 0ichard :i4on was elected 9resident. ". the
tide of $u&lic o$inion turned against the war in Vietnam. %. all of the a&o'e
2+. 7aw=s A. ommunist South Vietnamese
soldiers
2*. 8y 2ai B. used to mo'e :orth Vietnamese
su$$lies south
2<. harlie . chemical used to &urn sus$ected
Vietcong 'illages
2.. 7o hi 8inh /rail ". those who su$$orted :i4onJs ?$eace
with honor? $olicy in Vietnam
2-. :a$alm %. site of United States army massacre
of South Vietnamese ci'ilians
2). (n 1).,> A. :orth Vietnam surrendered. B. the last United States troo$s left
Vietnam. . a maBor escalation of United States troo$s &egan. ". none of the
a&o'e
,0. (n 1).*> A. the :orth Vietnamese o'erran South Vietnam. B. Vietnam &ecame
a united country again. . Saigon was renamed 7o hi 8inh ity. ". the war in
Vietnam ended. %. all of the a&o'e
,1. Which of the following was NOT a result of the war in Vietnam? A. Within
AmericaA the war had set generation against generation. B. A ?credi&ility ga$A? was
created that caused many United States citiCens to Luestion the truthfulness of their
go'ernment. . Vietnam 'eterans were welcomed home as heroes. ". /housands
of 5Boat 9eo$le6 esca$ed South Vietnam some arri'ing in the United States.
,2. A wall honoring American 'eterans of Vietnam was erected in 1)-2. (t is located
in> A. 2os Angeles. B. Washington ".. . :ew Gor=. ". San Francisco
,,. /rue 1 False 8any Vietnam 'eterans still suFer mental and $hysical illnesses
related to their com&at e4$erience.
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON FIGURE 22-
,+. 7ow were most Vietnam 'eterans treated u$on their return to the US? A. With
res$ect and admiration. B. /hey were gi'en larges $arades and a$$eared on /V. .
With indiFerence. ". :one of the a&o'e.
,*. When the war in Vietnam ended what was the attitude a&out it for most
Americans? A. /hey wanted to forget a&out it. B. /hey immediately &egan calling
for a monument to &e &uilt. . /hey &lamed 9resident :i4on for the loss in Vietnam
and wanted him im$eached. ". :one of the a&o'e.
,<. /0U% 1 FA2S% /raditionallyA the &odies of two unidenti@ed ser'icemen are
$laced near the /om& of the Un=nown Soldier at the end of American conDicts.
,.. 7ow were funds raised for the Vietnam Veterans 8emorial? A. ongress
a$$ro'ed the money.
B. An slight increase in the Federal (ncome /a4 was a$$ro'ed. . 9ri'ate "onations.
". Bill !ates donated all the money.
,-. 7ow was the design of the 8emorial determined? A. ongress a$$ointed a
s$ecial grou$ of architects.
B. 9eo$le were allowed to register in a com$etition. . Vietnam 'ets were the only
ones eligi&le to su&mit $lans. ". :one of the a&o'e.
,). Why was the selection of the design for the 8emorial contro'ersial? A. /he
winner was an Asian;American Woman. B. /he design was unusual. . (t contained
the names of those who died in the war. ". all the a&o'e.
+0. /0U% 1 FA2S% /he 8emorial Wall is o'er twenty feet high at its $ea=.
+1. Who is #ohn "e'itt? A. 7e is the last man listed on the 8emorial Wall. B. 7e
ga'e the s$eech dedicating the 8emorial Wall. . 7e is in charge of adding names
to the 8emorial Wall. ". 7e &uilt a small mo'a&le wall so $eo$le who could not
tra'el to Washington " could see a re$lica of it.
+2. 1)<+ A. Four students =illed at Ient State
Uni'ersity $rotesting the war.
+,. 1)<* B. /he !ulf of /on=in 0esolution $assed
&y ongress.
++. 1)<- . /he @rst US ground troo$s enter
Vietnam.
+*. 1).0 ". /he /et EFensi'e and assassinations
of &oth 8artin 2uther Iing #r. and 0o&ert
Iennedy occur.
+<. 1)., %. :i4on &egins VietnamiCation.
+.. William alley A. ommanding !eneral of US troo$s
from 1)<+;1)<)
+-. #ohn 8cain B. Ser'ed in the /e4as Air :ational !uard
during the Vietnam War.
+). William Westmoreland . on'icted of murder for his $art in the
8y 2ai 8assacre.
<0. !eorge W. Bush ". Was a 9EW in :orth Vietnam for @'e
and a half year3s.
*1. /0U% 1 FA2S% 8any Vietnam 'eterans suFered $sychological $ro&lems after
their return home from the war..
*2. /he War 9owers Act of 1).,> A. ga'e 9resident :i4on the $ower to &om&
am&odia. B. sentenced 57anoi #ane6 Fonda to $rison for her anti;war acti'ity. .
reduced the $ower of the 9residents to @ght undeclared wars. ". all the a&o'e.
*,. /0U% 1 FA2S% Following the warA thousands of refuges from :orth Vietnam came
to
America and settled in what is now called 52ittle Saigon.6