Name
Date
CHAPTER
22
CHAPTER TEST
The Vietnam War Years
Form B
Part 1: Main Ideas
Write the letter of the term or name that best matches each description. Not all terms or
names will be used. (4 points each)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
doves
hawks
Robert McNamara
Henry Kissinger
Ho Chi Minh
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Vietminh
Vietcong
Khmer Rouge
Free Speech Movement
______ 1. president who used the Tonkin Gulf incident as an excuse to deepen
U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
______ 2. Vietnamese forces that were supported by American troops
______ 3. Americans who supported strong U.S. military efforts in Vietnam
______ 4. top U.S. negotiator on Vietnam during Nixon’s presidency
______ 5. South Vietnamese citizens who fought against the South Vietnamese
government and American forces
______ 6. Communist leader of the Vietnamese struggle against the French, the
Japanese, and the Americans
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______ 7. U.S. president responsible for the Vietnamization of the war
______ 8. Communist group that took control of Cambodia in 1975
______ 9. political organization whose goal was to win Vietnam’s independence
from foreign rule
______ 10. organization led by Mario Savio that focused its criticism on the
nation’s faceless and powerful institutions
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Test Form B continued
Part 2: Map Skills
Use the map to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
Dien Bien Phu
May 1954. Vietminh overrun French
outpost, forcing French surrender.
Hanoi
September 1945. Ho Chi Minh
declares Vietnam an
independent nation.
NORTH
VIETNAM
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
CHINA
Gulf of Tonkin
August 1964. North Vietnamese
fire at U.S.S. Maddox.
Haiphong Hanoi and Haiphong
December 1972. U.S. planes drop
100,000 bombs over eleven days.
Gu l f of
Tonk i n
Haiphong
March 1972. Nixon orders
massive bombing campaign
and placement of mines in harbor.
LAOS
Hainan
(China)
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
17th Parallel
Quang Tri
Hue
Da Nang
rail
h i M i nh T
Ho C
THAILAND
My Lai
Kontum
Pleiku
Cambodia
April 1970. U.S. troops invade
Cambodia to clear out North Vietnamese
and Vietcong supply centers.
Me
Qui Nhon
SOUTH
VIETNAM
R.
CAMBODIA
My Lai
March 1968. U.S. platoon
kills over 200 South
Vietnamese civilians in
the My Lai Massacre.
g
kon
Cam Ranh South
China
Sea
Saigon
April 1975. North Vietnamese capture
city, causing South Vietnam to surrender.
Phnom
Penh Saigon
Ben Tre
Gul f of
T h ail and
Ben Tre
February 1968. Ben Tre is one of many towns
leveled by U.S. search-and-destroy missions.
0
0
100
100
200 Miles
200 Kilometers
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______ 11. 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
______ 12. Which country lies north and east
of Vinh?
a. Cambodia
c. Laos
b. China
d. Thailand
______ 13. Approximately how many miles
would troops have to travel from
Hanoi to Saigon using the Ho Chi
Minh Trail?
a. 250
c. 650
b. 450
d. 850
______ 14. 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.
______ 15. 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 Ben Tre.
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Indochina
Name
Test Form B continued
Use the map to answer the following questions in complete sentences. (5 points each)
16. How does the location of the Ho Chi Minh Trail help explain why Nixon chose
to bomb Laos and Cambodia as part of the war against the North Vietnamese?
17. Locate Saigon on the map. Why would the North Vietnamese capture of this
city cause South Vietnam to surrender?
Part 3: Interpreting Charts
Use the chart to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
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______ 18. 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%
______ 19. Which region of the country had
the most support for immediate
withdrawal?
a. East
b. Midwest
c. South
d. West
______ 20. 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
Public Opinion Poll, 1969
Do you favor immediate withdrawal
of all U.S. troops from Vietnam?
Yes (%)
No (%)
Not Sure (%)
Nationwide
36
57
7
East
Midwest
South
West
45
30
33
33
47
63
57
60
8
7
10
7
Cities
Suburbs
Towns, Rural Areas
47
33
31
48
61
59
5
6
10
Age 29 or under
Age 30–49
Age 50 and over
35
34
38
59
59
51
7
7
11
______ 21. 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
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Test Form B continued
______ 22. 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.
Use the chart on page 417 to answer the following questions in complete sentences.
(5 points each)
23. Was support for immediate withdrawal stronger in the cities or in the suburbs?
Why might this be so?
24. In 1969, President Nixon proposed a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from
Southeast Asia. Think about the poll question in the chart. Does the chart
accurately reflect public opinion about Nixon’s plan? Explain.
Part 4: Extended Response
25. In your opinion, why did so many Americans, sooner or later, come to oppose
U.S. involvement in Vietnam? Think About:
• the reasons for U.S. involvement
• the role of television in shaping public opinion
• the costs of the war
• beliefs about whether the war could be won
• the impact of the Pentagon Papers
26. What important lessons about modern warfare did the Vietnam War offer the
United States? Explain your ideas. Think About:
• how the U.S. assessed the capabilities of the Vietcong
• the effectiveness of bombing campaigns against entrenched forces
• the role of the United States as the world’s police force
• involvement in other country’s civil wars
• the importance of soldiers’ feeling personally committed to a struggle
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Answer each of the following questions in a short essay on the back of this paper or on a
separate sheet. (10 points each)