Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Operation Rolling Thunder
Geneva Accord
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
domino theory
Dien Bien Phu
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Vietminh
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Vietcong
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
____ 1. This temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel.
____ 2. This granted the U.S. president broad military powers in Vietnam.
____ 3. This was the first extensive U.S. bombing of North Vietnam.
____ 4. When this fell to Vietnamese forces in 1959, the French began to leave Vietnam.
____ 5. This was based on the idea that countries on the brink of communism were waiting to fall to
communism one after the other.
____ 6. This allowed Communists in North Vietnam to supply military arms to the government opposition
group in South Vietnam.
____ 7. This was a South Vietnamese opposition group that carried out thousands of assassinations of
South Vietnamese government officials.
____ 8. He led the Indochinese Communist Party and fought French, Japanese, and U.S. forces for the
independence of Vietnam.
____ 9. This anti-Communist South Vietnam president canceled elections that were supposed to unify
Vietnam.
____ 10. This group, formed by Vietnamese Communists and other nationalist groups in 1941, declared
independence from foreign rule as its single goal.
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
napalm
Agent Orange
credibility gap
Robert McNamara
search-and-destroy missions
____ 11. Television, the worsening state of the U.S. economy, and the Fulbright hearings helped to increase
this.
____ 12. The U.S. military used planes to spray this leaf-killing toxic chemical which devastated the
landscape of Vietnam.
____ 13. As secretary of defense in the Johnson administration, he admitted he "would have thought
differently at the start" of the conflict in Vietnam if he had been aware of the Vietcong's resilience.
____ 14. To expose Vietcong tunnels and hideouts, U.S. planes dropped this gasoline-based bomb that set
fire to the jungles of Vietnam.
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____ 15. Conducted by U.S. soldiers, these resulted in the uprooting of Vietnamese villagers with suspected
ties to the Vietcong, the killing of their livestock, and the burning of their villages.
If the statement is true, fill in letter "A". If it is false, fill in letter "B".
__________ 16.
Most U.S. soldiers who fought in Vietnam were volunteers.
__________ 17.
The growing youth movement of the 1960s became known as the New Right, a term that
encompassed many different activist groups and organizations.
__________ 18.
Founded by Tom Hayden and Al Haber in 1959, Students for a Democratic Society called
for a return to "participatory democracy" and greater individual freedom.
__________ 19.
Founded in 1964 at the University of California at Berkeley, the Free Speech Movement
focused its criticisms on what it called the American "machine."
__________ 20.
Americans who strongly opposed the war and believed that the United States should
withdraw from it were known as doves.
__________ 21.
Americans who strongly felt that the Johnson administration wasn't doing enough to
escalate and win the war were known as lions.
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
George Wallace
Robert Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
____ 22. Who won the 1968 presidential election?
____ 23. Which 1968 Democratic presidential candidate was assassinated?
____ 24. Who was nominated for president at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
____ 25. Whose slim margin of victory in the 1968 New Hampshire Democratic primary was viewed as a
defeat?
____ 26. Who ran in the 1968 presidential election as an independent on a platform supporting states' rights
and segregation?
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
invasion of Cambodia
My Lai massacre
silent majority
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Henry Kissinger
A. Pentagon Papers
B. Vietnamization
C. War Powers Act
____ 27. He served as the top U.S. negotiator in Vietnam.
____ 28. Angry with Nixon's secret orders to bomb and invade Cambodia, Congress repealed this.
____ 29. In an attempt to win support for his war policies, Nixon made a special appeal to this group.
____ 30. Upon hearing of this, U.S. college students went on the first general student strike in the nation's
history.
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____ 31. This murder of more than 200 innocent Vietnamese villagers by U.S. troops shocked Americans
when it was finally revealed to the public.
____ 32. This requires a president to inform Congress within 48 hours if U.S. forces are sent into a hostile
area without a declaration of war.
____ 33. Publication of this revealed, among other things, that the Johnson administration had lied to the
public about its intentions in Vietnam.
____ 34. This called for a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 35. ___ was the United States' main goal in Vietnam.
A. Reunifying Vietnam
B. Containing the spread of communism
C. Upholding the Geneva Accords
D. Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam
____ 36. ___ served as the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
A. Dean Rusk
B. Clark Clifford
C. Robert McNamara
D. William Westmoreland
____ 37. In the early years of the war, a young man could automatically be deferred from the draft by ___.
A. getting married
B. enrolling in college
C. getting a job
D. becoming a conscientious objector
____ 38. ___ did not occur in 1968.
A. The Tet Offensive
B. The U.S. invasion of Cambodia
C. The assassination of Robert Kennedy
D. The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
____ 39. ___ set off the first general student strike in U.S. history.
A. The invasion of Cambodia
B. The assassination of Robert Kennedy
C. The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
D. Riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
____ 40. After World War II, the United States aided ___ in its efforts to keep control of Vietnam.
A. Japan
B. China
C. France
D. Britain
____ 41. ___ enabled North Vietnam to send troops to South Vietnam.
A. The Ho Chi Minh Trail
B. The fall of Dien Bien Phu
C. The strategic hamlet program
D. Operation Rolling Thunder
____ 42. The main purpose of the War Powers Act was to ___.
A. expand the power of the military
B. expand the power of the president
C. restrict the power of the military
D. restrict the power of the president
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____ 43. ___, founded by Tom Hayden and Al Haber, charged that corporations and large government
institutions had taken over America.
A. Students for a Democratic Society
B. The Free Speech Movement
C. The New Left
D. The Hardhats
____ 44. ___ was/were most effective in convincing the American public that the war was not winnable.
A. Body counts
B. The Tet Offensive
C. The actions of Students for a Democratic Society
D. The invasion of Cambodia
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 45. Approximately how many miles did the main part of the Ho Chi Minh trail cover?
A. 250
B. 450
C. 650
D. 850
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____ 46. Which country bordered North Vietnam on the north?
A. Cambodia
B. China
C. Laos
D. Thailand
____ 47. What city did the North Vietnamese capture that caused South Vietnam to surrender?
A. Hanoi
B. Haiphong
C. My Lai
D. Saigon
____ 48. Which of the following cities lies closest to the border between North and South Vietnam?
A. Hue
B. Vinh
C. Quang Tri
D. Saigon
____ 49. Which country lies directly northwest of Saigon?
A. Cambodia
B. China
C. Laos
D. Thailand
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 50. What percent of all Americans favored immediate withdrawal of troops from Vietnam?
A. 7%
B. 36%
C. 47%
D. 57%
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____ 51. What percent of Midwesterners opposed immediate withdrawal of troops from Vietnam?
A. 7%
B. 30%
C. 33%
D. 63%
____ 52. In which region of the country did the greatest percent of people favor immediate withdrawal?
A. East
B. Midwest
C. South
D. West
____ 53. In which of the following categories did the greatest percent of people oppose immediate
withdrawal?
A. West
B. cities
C. suburbs
D. towns
____ 54. In which of the following categories were people almost evenly divided between support and
opposition?
A. age 29 or under
B. cities
C. towns and rural areas
D. suburbs
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once. (4 points each)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
hawks
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Khmer Rouge
____ 55. president who used the Tonkin Gulf incident as an excuse to deepen U.S. involvement in the
Vietnam War
____ 56. Vietnamese forces that were supported by American troops
____ 57. Americans who supported strong U.S. military efforts in Vietnam
____ 58. U.S. president responsible for the Vietnamization of the war
____ 59. Communist group that took control of Cambodia in 1975
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
____ 60. Which cities did the United States target in massive bombing attacks in December 1972?
A. Hanoi and Haiphong
B. Dien Bien Phu and Hanoi
C. My Lai and Ben Tre
D. Vinh and Quang Tri
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____ 61. Which country lies north and east of Vinh?
A. Cambodia
B. China
C. Laos
D. Thailand
____ 62. Approximately how many miles would troops have to travel from Hanoi to Saigon using the Ho Chi
Minh Trail?
A. 250
B. 450
C. 650
D. 850
____ 63. Which statement accurately describes the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
A. It was used mainly to move South Vietnamese troops north.
B. It connected key cities and ports within South Vietnam.
C. Most of it was located outside the borders of Vietnam.
D. It connected the capital of North Vietnam to points south.
____ 64. Locate Ben Tre on the map. Why might the United States have conducted a "search-and-destroy
mission" at this location?
A. There may have been Vietminh and Vietcong in Ben Tre.
B. Ben Tre was a key supply center along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
C. The North Vietnamese fired at the U.S.S. Maddox from Ben Tre.
D. The South Vietnamese had placed many mines in the harbor near
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
____ 65. What percent of Americans between the ages of 30 and 49 opposed immediate withdrawal from
Vietnam in 1969?
A. 7%
B. 34%
C. 57%
D. 59%
____ 66. Which region of the country had the most support for immediate withdrawal?
A. East
B. Midwest
C. South
D. West
____ 67. Which category of people on the chart had the least opposition to immediate withdrawal?
A. suburbs
B. East
C. age 29 or under
D. age 50 and over
____ 68. Which category had the greatest percent of people who were unsure about their opinion?
A. towns and rural areas
B. age 30-39
C. age 50 and over
D. suburbs
____ 69. Which of the following statements is supported by the chart?
A. Opposition to the war was greatest among people in the midwest.
B. Everyone in America was certain in his or her opinion about the war.
C. A majority of people in the West supported immediate withdrawal from the war.
D. People in the East and in cities were most evenly divided in their opinions.
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Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 70. In the 1968 presidential campaign, which of the following candidates would a dove most likely have
favored?
A. George Wallace
B. Richard Nixon
C. Eugene McCarthy
D. Hubert Humphrey
____ 71. Which of the following did President Nixon say would bring about "peace with honor" in Vietnam?
A. the Vietnamization of the war
B. the Americanization of the war
C. the domino theory
D. the Geneva Accords
____ 72. Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act?
A. to allow military leaders more independence
B. to prevent tragedies like the My Lai massacre
C. to limit the president's authority to wage war
D. to increase the president's authority to wage war
____ 73. Which president asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Lyndon Johnson
C. John Kennedy
D. Dwight Eisenhower
____ 74. What was the main purpose of introducing the "body count"?
A. to persuade Americans that a Vietcong surrender was imminent
B. to motivate U.S. soldiers to desire revenge
C. to build antiwar sentiment in the United States
D. to show that the war could not be won without U.S. involvement
____ 75. Which of the following statements regarding the Democratic candidates for president in the 1968
election is true?
A. Robert Kennedy was assassinated after narrowly losing the party's nomination.
B. Hubert Humphrey was guaranteed the party's nomination before the national convention took
place.
C. Eugene McCarthy voluntarily dropped out of the race before the national convention took
place.
D. Lyndon Johnson announced at the national convention that he would not seek the party's
nomination.
____ 76. Which administration's efforts to mislead the American people were revealed by the publication of
the Pentagon Papers?
A. Richard Nixon's
B. Lyndon Johnson's
C. John Kennedy's
D. Dwight Eisenhower's
____ 77. Which of the following statements best defines the domino theory?
A. If one country falls to communism, others in the region will fall, too.
B. Communism will topple the global economy.
C. Communism will cause the fall of the United States.
D. Socialist governments are a threat to freedom.
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____ 78. Against whom did the ARVN fight?
A. France
B. United States
C. North Vietnam
D. South Vietnam
____ 79. Which statement best summarizes the opinion of Martin Luther King, Jr., about African-American
troops in the Vietnam War?
A. He was happy and proud that these men could serve their country.
B. He believed it was unfair that they were fighting for a country that treated them unfairly at home.
C. He believed that the number of African Americans fighting was proportionate to the population.
D. He believed that if African Americans displayed courage on the battlefield, they would earn
civil rights at home.
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