- 1. The Vietnam War, a protracted conflict that lasted from the late 1950s to 1975, was a significant and controversial part of the Cold War, involving North Vietnam and its communist allies against South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. This war stemmed from the desire of the North Vietnamese to reunify the country under a communist government, amidst fears in the U.S. of a broader spread of communism throughout Southeast Asia, famously encapsulated in the 'domino theory'. The conflict was marked by brutal combat, guerrilla warfare, and extensive use of chemical agents such as Agent Orange, leading to devastating ecological and human consequences. Public opposition to the war surged in the United States, highlighting deep societal divisions and questions about U.S. foreign policy, as graphic media coverage revealed the war's harsh realities. As the war drew to a close with the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnam was officially reunified under a communist government, leaving a legacy of loss and trauma that would affect the nation and its veterans for decades to come.
When did the Vietnam War begin?
A) 1975
B) 1965
C) 1955
D) 1945
- 2. Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the war?
A) Kim Il-sung
B) Ho Chi Minh
C) Pol Pot
D) Mao Zedong
- 3. Which event escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?
A) Tet Offensive
B) My Lai Massacre
C) Paris Peace Accords
D) Gulf of Tonkin Incident
- 4. Which U.S. president ordered a major escalation of troops in Vietnam?
A) Lyndon B. Johnson
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Richard Nixon
- 5. Which country financially supported North Vietnam during the war?
A) Soviet Union
B) Germany
C) Japan
D) United Kingdom
- 6. What was the counterinsurgency strategy implemented by the U.S. in Vietnam?
A) Phoenix Program
B) Operation Cedar Falls
C) Pacification Program
D) Strategic Hamlet Program
- 7. Which U.S. general commanded American forces in Vietnam?
A) William Westmoreland
B) Norman Schwarzkopf
C) George Patton
D) Douglas MacArthur
- 8. Where was the peace treaty signed that ended the Vietnam War?
A) Paris
B) Saigon
C) Geneva
D) Hanoi
- 9. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Ho Chi Minh
C) Henry Kissinger
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
- 10. Which city in Vietnam was formerly known as Saigon?
A) Ho Chi Minh City
B) Hue
C) Hanoi
D) Da Nang
- 11. What was the name of the military operations carried out by the US in Cambodia during the Vietnam War?
A) Operation Rolling Thunder
B) Operation Menu
C) Operation Linebacker
D) Operation Desert Storm
- 12. What was the code name for the bombing campaign against North Vietnam launched by the US in 1965?
A) Operation Menu
B) Operation Linebacker
C) Operation Rolling Thunder
D) Operation Arc Light
- 13. Which country controlled Vietnam as a colony before the Vietnam War?
A) France
B) Great Britain
C) Spain
D) Portugal
- 14. Which US president announced a policy of 'Vietnamization' in 1969?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Gerald Ford
C) Richard Nixon
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
- 15. Which Southeast Asian country withdrew its troops from Vietnam three years before the fall of Saigon in 1975?
A) Indonesia
B) Malaysia
C) Thailand
D) Laos
- 16. Which US senator played a key role in exposing the Watergate scandal during the Vietnam War era?
A) Ted Kennedy
B) John McCain
C) Sam Ervin
D) Barry Goldwater
- 17. Which US military operation captured the attention of the public due to the high civilian casualties in Vietnam?
A) Fall of Saigon
B) Operation Hamburger Hill
C) Tet Offensive
D) My Lai Massacre
- 18. Which South Vietnamese city was the last to fall to North Vietnamese forces in April 1975?
A) Hanoi
B) Hue
C) Danang
D) Saigon
- 19. What was the name of the agreement that divided Vietnam into North and South at the end of the First Indochina War in 1954?
A) Saigon Declaration
B) Geneva Accords
C) Hanoi Agreement
D) Paris Peace Accords
- 20. What was the duration of the Vietnam War?
A) 20 years
B) 15 years
C) 10 years
D) 25 years
- 21. What was the capital of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
A) Danang
B) Ho Chi Minh City
C) Hanoi
D) Hue
- 22. Which valuable resource was found in abundance in Vietnam and was a reason for French colonization?
A) Rubber
B) Oil
C) Diamonds
D) Gold
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