America's Role and Escalation 1
What was the main goal of the U.S. in Vietnam?
A) To protect French colonial interests
B) To spread communism
C) To gain access to oil
D) To stop the spread of communism
D) To stop the spread of communism
Who was the U.S. president when combat troops were first sent to Vietnam?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Richard Nixon
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
What group was primarily involved in organizing anti-war protests on college campuses?
A) The SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)
B) The NRA
C) The Tea Party
D) The USO
A) The SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)
Which famous boxer refused to be drafted, citing religious beliefs?
A) Muhammad Ali
B) George Foreman
C) Joe Frazier
D) Mike Tyson
A) Muhammad Ali
Which U.S. president began the policy of “Vietnamization”?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Gerald Ford
D) Jimmy Carter
A) Richard Nixon
What event led Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?
A) Tet Offensive
B) U.S. embassy bombing
C) Alleged attack on U.S. ships by North Vietnam
D) Assassination of Diem
C) Alleged attack on U.S. ships by North Vietnam
Which U.S. military strategy focused on body count and search-and-destroy missions?
A) Containment
B) Guerrilla warfare
C) Vietnamization
D) Attrition
D) Attrition
Which event sparked nationwide protests in 1970?
A) Gulf of Tonkin incident
B) Cambodia invasion
C) My Lai Massacre
D) Fall of Saigon
B) Cambodia invasion
Which music festival in 1969 became symbolic of the anti-war counterculture?
A) Monterey Pop
B) Coachella
C) Woodstock
D) Lollapalooza
C) Woodstock
Vietnamization aimed to:
A) Turn Vietnam into a U.S. state
B) Train South Vietnamese to take over the war
C) Invade China
D) Withdraw all aid from South Vietnam
B) Train South Vietnamese to take over the war
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Johnson the power to:
A) Declare war on China
B) Draft soldiers without Congress
C) Use military force in Vietnam without a formal war declaration
D) End the war immediately
C) Use military force in Vietnam without a formal war declaration
Which country colonized Vietnam before the U.S. became involved?
A) Britain
B) Spain
C) Japan
D) France
D) France
At which university were four students killed by National Guard troops during a protest?
A) Columbia University
B) Ohio State University
C) Kent State University
D) University of Michigan
C) Kent State University
What was the “Draft Lottery” system introduced in 1969?
A) A game show draft
B) A fairer way to draft by birthdate
C) A draft for only married men
D) Voluntary enlistment
B) A fairer way to draft by birthdate
What was the My Lai Massacre?
A) A U.S. defeat by Viet Cong
B) North Vietnamese bombing of a U.S. base
C) Mass killing of civilians by U.S. troops
D) A peace protest gone violent
C) Mass killing of civilians by U.S. troops
Which theory influenced U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
A) Marxist Theory
B) Domino Theory
C) Realist Theory
D) Expansion Theory
B) Domino Theory
Which trail did North Vietnam use to supply the Viet Cong in the South?
A) Red Trail
B) Saigon Route
C) Ho Chi Minh Trail
D) Hanoi Path
C) Ho Chi Minh Trail
The Pentagon Papers exposed that the U.S. government:
A) Supported the Viet Cong
B) Had secretly expanded the war
C) Wanted to colonize Vietnam
D) Used nuclear weapons in Laos
B) Had secretly expanded the war
Which civil rights leader also spoke out strongly against the Vietnam War?
A) Malcolm X
B) Medgar Evers
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
D) Huey Newton
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
What year did the U.S. officially withdraw its combat troops from Vietnam?
A) 1969
B) 1973
C) 1975
D) 1980
B) 1973
What was “Operation Rolling Thunder”?
A) Ground invasion of Hanoi
B) Bombing campaign over North Vietnam
C) Naval blockade of Haiphong
D) U.S. evacuation from Saigon
B) Bombing campaign over North Vietnam
Which Vietnamese leader led North Vietnam during the war?
A) Ngo Dinh Diem
B) Vo Nguyen Giap
C) Le Duc Tho
D) Ho Chi Minh
D) Ho Chi Minh
What was the main argument of anti-war protesters?
A) The U.S. should support communism
B) The war was illegal and immoral
C) The military was underfunded
D) Vietnam attacked the U.S. first
B) The war was illegal and immoral
Which slogan became associated with anti-war protests?
A) “Make America Great Again”
B) “Stop the Red Menace”
C) “Hey Hey LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?”
D) “Build the Wall”
C) “Hey Hey LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?”
The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 resulted in:
A) U.S. victory in Vietnam
B) A military alliance with Laos
C) Vietnamese unification
D) U.S. withdrawal and ceasefire agreement
D) U.S. withdrawal and ceasefire agreement