The Vietnam War: Fast Facts
11 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
Kennedy’s assassination in November ... brought his Vice President, ... to the presidency.- A.
1955 - Harry S. Truman
- B.
1963 - Lyndon B. Johnson
- C.
1969- Richard Nixon
- 2.
The French evacuated Vietnam in 1954 after the Geneva Accord which divided the country in two.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.
Lyndon B. Johnson officially declared war against North Vietnam in ...
- A.
1950
- B.
1955
- C.
1965
- D.
1970
- 4.
The Cold War took place.... It is a clash between ...
- A.
After WWII - two ideologies: capitalism and communism
- B.
Before WWII - two countries: the USA and the USSR
- C.
After WWII - two religious communities: Muslims and Jews
- 5.
The domino theory in the USA was the belief that if one country falls to communism, other countries nearby will follow.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.
President Nixon was elected after Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency
- A.
In 1963
- B.
In 1965
- C.
In 1969
- 7.
The USA fought against the communist guerilla forces of ... who were called ...
- A.
South Vietnam - South Vietnamese Army
- B.
North Vietnam - The Viet Cong
- 8.
In the US, many people protested against the war because of...
- A.
The draft : young men had to serve in the army, they had no choice.
- B.
The death of Vietnamese civilians and American soldiers
- C.
The imperialistic intentions of the USA
- D.
All of the above
- 9.
Nixon was elected with the promise to start a policy of...
- A.
Vietnamization - a progressive withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam
- B.
Americanization - sending more US troops to Vietnam
- 10.
Richard Nixon had to resign after many scandals in 1974.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.
American troops left Vietnam in... after the Paris Peace Agreement.
- A.
1968
- B.
1970
- C.
1973
- D.
1978
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