Vietnam War Quiz
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1 . Question
What was the name given to communist insurgents fighting in south vietnam.
- The People’s Army of Vietnam
- The Viet Cong
- Army of the Republic of Vietnam
- Khmer Rouge
2 . Question
Which incident in 1964 led the united states to send more troops to vietnam.
- The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
- The Partition of Vietnam
- The Gulf of Tonkin incident
- The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
3 . Question
Which aerial bombardment campaign in 1972 involved the largest number of heavy bomber raids by the american air force since world war ii.
- Rolling Thunder
- Operation Crossbow
- Linebacker II
4 . Question
Us forces used which chemical agent to defoliate large swaths of vietnam.
- Agent Orange
- White Phosphorous
5 . Question
As part of the vietnam war, the united states also bombed what other southeast asian country, 6 . question, which town was the location of an infamous war crime where american forces slaughtered vietnamese civilians in 1968.
- Dien Bien Phu
7 . Question
Which 1969 battle resulted in us forces capturing terrain with little strategic value and then abandoning it.
- Hamburger Hill
- Tet Offensive
8 . Question
Which battle resulted in the withdrawal of french forces from vietnam in 1954, 9 . question, which statesman served as president of the republic of vietnam between 1955 and 1963.
- Ho Chi Minh
- Ngo Dinh Diem
- Nguyen van Thieu
10 . Question
Which of the following cold war policies held that if one country became communist, all the other adjacent nations would be threatened as well.
- Domino Theory
- Mutually assured destruction
11 . Question
Which president coined the term “silent majority”.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Richard M. Nixon
12 . Question
Which of the following methods did anti-war activists use to voice their opposition to the vietnam war.
- Organizing large protests.
- Burning draft cards.
- Writing anti-war songs.
- All of the above.
13 . Question
Which battle in 1963 resulted in a small viet cong force repulsing an attack by a large south vietnamese army group that included armored personnel carriers and helicopters, 14 . question, which battle in 1965 was an inconclusive engagement between us air cavalry forces and north vietnamese troops., 15 . question, the tet offensive had which of the following consequences.
- It led to the capture of Saigon.
- It resulted in heavy casualties for the Viet Cong.
- It undermined public support for the Vietnam War in the US.
16 . Question
What were students at kent state university protesting when national guardsmen opened fire on them in 1970.
- The invasion of Laos
- The invasion of Cambodia
- The fall of Saigon
- The institution of a draft
17 . Question
How was president nixon’s policy of vietnamization implemented.
- The Vietnamese government began building protected hamlets to isolate peasants from the insurgents.
- The US government began relocating South Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon.
- The US government began to increase efforts to train and equip the South Vietnamese Army.
- The US government began to train officers to speak the local language before they were deployed to Vietnam.
18 . Question
Which diplomat represented the united states at the paris peace talks in 1973.
- Henry Kissinger
- Robert McNamara
- Henry Cabot Lodge
19 . Question
What did the paris peace talks of 1973 accomplish.
- They established a permanent cease-fire.
- They established a temporary cease-fire.
- They immediately reunified North and South Vietnam.
20 . Question
When did saigon fall to north vietnamese troops, 21 . question, which of the following countries provided military assistance to the south vietnamese.
- South Korea
- New Zealand
- All of the above
22 . Question
Which of the following countries provided the most military and economic assistance to the north vietnamese.
- North Korea
23 . Question
Which city was the former imperial capital of vietnam and was the site of heavy fighting during the 1968 tet offensive, 24 . question, which general led us forces in vietnam between 1964 and 1968.
- William Westmoreland
- Creighton Abrams
- Frederick Weyand
- Lloyd Ferendall
25 . Question
Which us senator was an early opponent of the vietnam war and published a critique called the arrogance of power.
- Frank Church
- George McGovern
- William Fulbright
- Eugene McCarthy
26 . Question
Which statesman was the us ambassador to south vietnam during the 1963 coup and refused to help the embattled ruler.
- Dean Acheson
27 . Question
President johnson declared that he lost “middle america” when which famous broadcast journalist declared the vietnam war had become a quagmire in 1968.
- Walter Cronkite
- Walter Lipmann
- David Halberstam
28 . Question
What were the pentagon papers.
- Secret diplomatic cables from Vietnam
- Secret combat reports from Vietnam
- A history of US intervention in Vietnam
- Secret intelligence reports from Vietnam
29 . Question
Which tribesmen lived in the central highlands of vietnam and cooperated with us special forces during the war.
- Degar/Montagnards
30 . Question
Who was the commander of the vietnam people’s army (nva).
- Vo Nguyen Giap
31 . Question
What was the name of the secret cia effort to kill or capture viet cong agents.
- Phoenix Program
- Winter Soldier
- Operation Wandering Soul
- Operation Bravo
32 . Question
Which of the following southeast asian countries also succumbed to a communist revolution after american forces left vietnam.
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