Propaganda
What type of art was allowed in North Vietnam?
a. Art in support of Communism
b. Classical art
a. Art in support of communism
Why did the U.S. originally get involved in the Vietnam war?
a. Vietnam posed as a threat to the U.S.
b. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The fight between French colonial forces and native Vietnamese citizens (supported by Chinese communists) was a root cause of the War.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
a. True
What reason did Kien give for his father’s inability to sell his paintings?
a. His work was not accustomed to the the new socialist ethics or made understandable to the working class. (125)
b. The paintings were depressive and disturbing.
a. His work was not accustomed to the the new socialist ethics or made understandable to the working class. (125)
Who supported the war in North Vietnam?
a. Everybody
b. Nobody
a. Everybody
There might not have been a war at all if the U.S.’s economic advisors had given sound advice to the Saigon government on how to improve their economy.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Ho Chi Minh, a communist revolutionary, waged guerilla war against the Japanese during their occupation with the help of Americans. By the end of the war, Japan granted them independence.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
a. True
Which sentence would most likely agree with the perspective of an American on the atmosphere in Pre-war Vietnam?
a. “ Communists scorned democracy, violated human rights, pursued military aggression, and created closed state economies that barely traded with capitalist countries.”
b. “Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.”
a. “ Communists scorned democracy, violated human rights, pursued military aggression, and created closed state economies that barely traded with capitalist countries.”
Why did the North Vietnamese think they were at war?
a. They didn't know why
b. Communism
a. They didn't know why
South Vietnam felt confident in their economy and approach to the war because of
a. the United State’s financial support.
b. agriculture constantly fueling their economy.
a. the United State’s financial support.
What is domino theory?
a. If one country turns to communism, other nations will follow suit, like dominos.
b. If one country turns to capitalism, other nations will follow suit, like dominos.
a. If one country turns to communism, other nations will follow suit, like dominos.
Why did Kien’s father stop working at the museum and start painting in the attic?
a. “...he had been criticized by the Party members and had been dismissed and was regarded as a suspicious malcontent, a rightist deviationist.”
b. He told Kien, “I’m a New Intellectual, dear. I’m a Party member. I’m not an idiot, nor am I dull.”(123)
a. “...he had been criticized by the Party members and had been dismissed and was regarded as a suspicious malcontent, a rightist deviationist.”
Why did the USA go to war in Vietnam?
a. They were worried about everyone falling to Communism
b. They were worried about the wellbeing of South Vietnam
a. They were worried about everyone falling to Communism
Vietnam was a major producer and exporter of two resources that caused enemy countries to take advantage of the economy and take these resources for their own lands.
What were these two resources?
a. Rubber and Rice
b. Timber and Fish
a. Rubber and Rice
What was North Vietnam’s government ?
a. Communist
b. Capitalist
a. Communist
Which quote from The Sorrow of War best represents the indoctrination of children in Vietnam?
a. “One day you’ll be a member of the Youth Union, then one day you’ll become a real man.” (Ninh 123)
b. “There were frenzied campaigns championing the ‘Three Alerts”, and ‘Three Responsibilities’ and harshest, the “Three Don’ts…”(131)
b. “There were frenzied campaigns championing the ‘Three Alerts”, and ‘Three Responsibilities’ and harshest, the “Three Don’ts…”(131)