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