The Vietnam War Quiz - Thomas 3.R
- 1.Who was behind the bombing of Cambodia in 1969?
- A.
Richard Nixon
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
Dwight Eisenhower
- 2.What was the domino effect in the Vietnam War?
- A.
A chain of bombs launched by the Nixon administration, dropped over the forests of Vietnam, which were triggered by each other.
- B.
A theory developed by Eisenhower, which claimed that communism would spread from country to country starting in Vietnam, as it did around the Soviet Union.
- C.
A number of military barracks in Vietnam which were destroyed consecutively after each other, in a few weeks.
- 3.What was the Watergate scandal?
- A.
The assassination of Diem.
- B.
The massacre at the Kent State University.
- C.
A wiretapping and break-in at the Democratic National Committee, executed by the Nixon administration.
- 4.In which time period did the Vietnam War take place?
- A.
1945 - 1965
- B.
1955 – 1975
- C.
1965 - 1985
- 5.How were most of the American soldiers treated after they returned from war?
- A.
They were celebrated and welcomed warmly by society.
- B.
They were treated as all other citizens.
- C.
People were disgusted by the war and therefore the soldiers, who didn’t get any help from society either.
- 6.What happened on March 16th, 1968?
- A.
The My Lai Massacre
- B.
The Watergate Scandal.
- C.
The bombing of Cambodia.
- 7.How many American soldiers died during the Vietnam War?
- A.
14.000
- B.
58.000
- C.
152.000
- 8.How many Vietnamese civilians died during the Vietnam War?
- A.
5.000 – 10.000
- B.
50.000 – 100.000
- C.
500.000 – 1.000.000
- 9.Why was the American government afraid of the Vietnamese?
- A.
The Vietnamese had highly developed weapons.
- B.
The Vietnamese had control of a huge fleet.
- C.
The Americans were afraid of communism, and afraid that it would spread from Vietnam, as it did from Russia.
- 10.During the Vietnam War, a horrible weapon was used against the Vietnamese in the woods. This weapon was released from airplanes - a substance which stuck on people and burned them to death. What was this weapon called?
- A.
Shell bomb
- B.
Napalm
- C.
Agent Orange
- 11.Who won the Vietnam War?
- A.
The Americans won the war, but most Vietnamese citizen today, would say Vietnam won.
- B.
The Vietnamese won the war, but most American citizen today, would say America won.
- C.
It was a draw.
- 12.Which of the following American presidents, was not president during The Vietnam War?
- A.
John F. Kennedy
- B.
Richard Nixon
- C.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 13.In the movie “The Deer Hunter” one of the main characters, Nick, shoots himself in the head in a game of Russian roulette. Why did he do this?
- A.
He was forced to do so, by the Vietnamese people who held him captive.
- B.
He was mentally scarred by The Vietnam War, and didn’t really want to live, so he gambled with his own life, because it didn’t mean anything to him anymore.
- C.
He was a gambler, who would do anything to get back the money he lost in the war, and Russian roulette made him a lot of money.
- 14.Which of the following regions were not involved in The Vietnam War?
- A.
France
- B.
The United Kingdom
- C.
North Korea
- 15.How much did the war cost for the Americans?
- A.
Around 900 million dollars
- B.
Around 600 billion dollars
- C.
Around 200 billion dollars
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