Vietnam and the Era of Protest
In 1941, the Vietminh united both Communists and non-Communists in the
struggle to expel the _____ from Vietnam.
A. FrenchB. Japanese forcesC. ChineseD. U.S. advisers
What troops returned to Vietnam in 1946 and drove the Vietminh’s forces
into hiding in the countryside?
A. JapaneseB. FrenchC. ChineseD. American
The _________ theory was the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, its
closest neighbors would follow.
A. CheckersB. ClockC. DominoD. None of the above
Who was the leader of North Vietnam who demanded independence from
the French after WWII?
A. Ngo Dinh DiemB. Sun Yat-senC. Ho Chi MinhD. Dien Bien Phu
The Vietminh laid siege to this French military base leading to the French
withdrawal from Vietnam.
A. SaigonB. Pusan C. HanoiD. Dien Bien Phu
The Geneva Accords provided for
A. Immediate elections to reunify VietnamB. The division of Vietnam into two countriesC. French control of Cambodia and LaosD. An anticommunist government in control of
Vietnam
What happened during the Vietnamese election of 1956?
A. Ho Chi Minh cancelled the electionB. Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participateC. Ngo Dinh Diem won an overwhelming
popular victoryD. The United States installed Ngo Dinh Diem as
president
National Liberation Front (NLF) guerilla fighters, called __________, launched an insurgency
against the Diem government of South Vietnam.
A. VietcongB. VietminhC. Ho Chi Minh’s MenD. None of the above
Diem made himself even more unpopular by discriminating against one of the
country’s most widely practiced religions.
A. CatholicismB. JudaismC. BuddhismD. Hinduism
President Johnson gained extraordinary powers under the _____ Resolution after two U.S. ships
were attacked by the North Vietnamese
A. South China SeaB. Gulf of TonkinC. Asiatic ZoneD. None of the above
President Johnson escalated American involvement in Vietnam by
A. Declaring warB. Sending “advisers”C. Having Diem assassinatedD. Ordering massive airstrikes of North Vietnam
In March 1968, what surprising announcement did President Johnson
make to the American people?
A. The draft had endedB. He would not run for another term as
PresidentC. The Vietcong seized control of South VietnamD. The U.S. and South Vietnam won the war
Which of the following best describes the Vietcong’s war strategy?
A. Fight small skirmishesB. Engage in large-scale battlesC. Avoid any confrontationD. Battle by day and rest at night
In the years after WWII, American presidents opposed the spread of communism in the
world by supporting a policy called
A. ContainmentB. IsolationismC. ColonialismD. All of the above
In 1975, two years after the last American troops left Vietnam
A. South Vietnam defeated the VietcongB. The United Nations drew up a treaty ending
the warC. South Vietnam surrendered to North
VietnamD. All of the above
Who did President Nixon appoint as a “special assistant” in helping to bring
an end to U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
A. Dwight EisenhowerB. Gerald FordC. Lyndon JohnsonD. Henry Kissinger
In order to bring the Vietnam War to an end, the U.S. needed to use “linkage.” What two countries
did the U.S. need to work with to end the war?
A. China and JapanB. Soviet Union and ChinaC. Soviet Union and GreeceD. Vietnam and China
To eliminate deferment abuses, the Selective Service System
A. Adopted a lottery system to draft AmericansB. Allowed some men to burn their draft cardsC. Put local draft boards in charge of selectionD. Recruited more heavily among working class
and poor people
Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in
A. Greater U.S. involvement in Southeast AsiaB. Expanded war-making powers for the U.S.
presidentC. Communist control of Vietnam D. A communist North Vietnam and a
democratic South Vietnam
American soldiers used Agent Orange and napalm to
A. Detect Vietcong booby traps within the jungles
B. Disrupt the enemy’s food supplyC. Find the enemy within the jungleD. All of the above
Who won the 1968 Presidential election?
A. Hubert HumphreyB. Robert KennedyC. Richard NixonD. George Wallace
President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in
Cambodia to
A. Boost moraleB. To stop the peace processC. Protect Vietnamese citizensD. Reduce the flow of communist supplies
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?
A. President Nixon withdrew from the peace processB. The U.S. had given arms and money to the
VietcongC. The U.S. military tried to cover up the massacre at
My LaiD. U.S. leaders misled Congress and the American
people about the war.
Which event helped create the counterculture of the 1960s and
1970s?
A. Great DepressionB. World War IIC. Vietnam WarD. Woodstock
Which defining characteristic of the counterculture provided the foundation for the
various rights movements that followed?
A. ProtestB. Drug useC. CommunesD. Youthfulness
Young protestors especially focused on what they saw as an unfair
A. Draft system B. Credibility gapC. Teach-inD. Division of Vietnam
The year 1968 saw a shocking political announcement, a pair of traumatic assassinations
and finally, a violent political convention in
A. New YorkB. ChicagoC. MiamiD. San Francisco
The violence and chaos associated with the Democratic Party, benefited the
1968 Republican candidate
A. Hubert HumphreyB. George WallaceC. Richard NixonD. Eugene McCarthy
Who appeared to be on his way to winning the Democratic nomination in
1968 until he was gunned down?
A. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.B. George WallaceC. Robert KennedyD. Hubert Humphrey
The Haight-Asbury became a melting pot for the counterculture in what U.S.
city?
A. PhiladelphiaB. San DiegoC. San FranciscoD. Boston
Someone who supported U.S. involvement was called a
A. Flower childB. HawkC. DoveD. Eagle
Someone who opposed U.S. intervention in Vietnam was a
A. DoveB. HawkC. YankeeD. None of the above
Four people were killed during protests at this university in May 1970
A. Penn StateB. Jackson StateC. Kent StateD. Ohio State
A small community of people who shared resources was called a
A. ResunesB. SMURFC. CommuneD. All of the above
President to first send “advisers” to Vietnam
A. TrumanB. EisenhowerC. KennedyD. LBJ
President who supported “Vietnamization” as a way to withdrawal American troops
A. TrumanB. NixonC. KennedyD. LBJ
It was a jellied gasoline used to set villages and jungles on fire.
A. Agent OrangeB. DDTC. NapalmD. None of the above
The Massacre at _________ became a huge publicity devastation for the U.S.
military
A. My LaiB. Dien Bien PhuC. HanoiD. Saigon
Country suffered 58,000 deaths and spent about 150 billion dollars
A. ChinaB. Soviet UnionC. United StatesD. South Vietnam
Which country did not turn communist after the Vietnam War?
A. ChinaB. VietnamC. CambodiaD. Laos