Vietnam War Trivia: Test Your Knowledge! Quiz
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Do you think you can pass this quiz about the Vietnam war? The Vietnam war was a conflict in Cambodia and Vietnam from November 1955 to April 1975. It was on the record fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Soviet Union China supported North Vietnam. South Vietnam was assisted by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, and Thailand. If you want to learn more, complete this quiz.
- 1.He led the Vietminh Communist forces who fought the French, Japanese and the United States for independence.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 2.This gave the President of the United States military power to increase the war in Vietnam.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
Willliam Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 3.This South Vietnamese leader persecuted Buddhist monks and canceled elections to unify Vietnam.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 4.This President sent military "advisers" to Vietnam in 1961 to train the South Vietnamese Army in their battle against Communist forces.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 5.The French surrendered to Vietminh forces after this defeat __________.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 6.This plan called for the aerial bombing of North Vietnamese forces to stop them from supporting the Vietcong.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 7.These surprise attacks, during a Vietnamese holiday, led the American public to doubt that Vietnam was "winnable" and increased the credibility gap.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 8.This President increased troop levels in Vietnam in order to stop Communism from spreading to South Vietnam.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 9.Also known as "Charlie" these were the South Vietnamese Communist forces.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 10.He was the Commanding General of the U.S. forces in Vietnam.
- A.
Lyndon Johnson
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
William Westmoreland
- D.
Vietcong
- E.
Tet Offensive
- F.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- G.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- H.
Dien Bien Phu Battle
- I.
John F. Kennedy
- J.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- 11.Who won the 1968 Presidential election?
- A.
Lyndon B. Johnson
- B.
Hubert Humphrey
- C.
Robert F. Kennedy
- D.
Richard Nixon
- 12.At the beginning of the war, the majority of Americans were ___________, who supported the war in Vietnam.
- A.
Doves
- B.
Conscientous objectors
- C.
Hawks
- D.
Hippies
- 13.This _____________, was the main goal of the United States in Vietnam.
- A.
Unifiying Vietnam
- B.
Containing the spread of Communism
- C.
Negotiating a cease-fire with North Vietnam
- D.
Returning Vietnam to France.
- 14.In the early years of the war a man could be deffered from the draft by____________
- A.
Gettting a job
- B.
Getting married
- C.
Going to college
- D.
Becoming a conscientous objector
- 15.This_______did not occur in 1968.
- A.
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
- B.
Tet offensive
- C.
Assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.
- D.
Release of the Pentagon Papers
- 16.After WWII the United States helped ____________ in its efforts to keep Vietnam as a colony.
- A.
Japan
- B.
China
- C.
North Vietnam
- D.
France
- 17.Who was the only person convicted for his actions at the My Lai massacre?
- A.
Richard Nixon
- B.
Daniel Elsberg
- C.
William Calley
- D.
William Westmoreland
- 18.Top-secret government reports leaked to the press in 1971 which revealed that the U.S. government had lied about numerous secret operations in Vietnam. As a result, the distrust of the government increased.
- A.
ARVN
- B.
Pentago Papers
- C.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- D.
Hearts and Minds
- 19.The concept of winning over the civilian population's allegiance to anti-communist ideals, rather than controlling territory or killing the most people. The US operated under this idea up into the mid-60s but it was made difficult to succeed because of weapons like napalm, agent orange, the search and destroy strategies.
- A.
Hearts and Minds
- B.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- C.
Vietnamization
- D.
Domino theory
- 20.The conflict between the U.S. government and antiwar protestors reached a peak in 1970 when National Guard troops were called in to stop a massive disturbance at___________ University who were protesting Nixon’s secret invasion of Cambodia. Some of the Guardsmen fired into a crowd of college students, killing four people.
- A.
Kent State
- B.
Ohio State
- C.
Saigon University
- D.
University of Chicago
- 21.The South Vietnamese army that was supported by the United States?
- A.
ARVN
- B.
NVA
- C.
Vietcong
- D.
Vietminh
- 22.The United States used this _____________to destroy the hiding places of the Communist forces.
- A.
Search and Destroy
- B.
Vietnamization
- C.
Agent Orange
- D.
Agent X
- 23.A complex maze of jungle trails used by North Vietnam to send troops, reinforce and supply communist forces operating in South Vietnam.
- A.
Ho Chi Minh trail
- B.
Dien Bien Phu path
- C.
Vietcong highway
- D.
NVA's Trail
- 24.This was the term President Nixon used to describe the training of South Vietnamese forces to prepare for the withdrawal of U.S. military troops.
- A.
Vietnamization
- B.
My Lai Massacre
- C.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- D.
Hearts and Minds strategy
- 25.The idea that the fall of one country to Communism would start a chain reaction that would lead many surrounding countries to fall as well.
- A.
Containment
- B.
Domino Theory
- C.
Vietnamization
- D.
Red Scare
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