US becomes involved in Vietnam War - Test
- 1. Which US president escalated US involvement in the Vietnam War?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Richard Nixon
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2. What was the codename of the US bombing campaign in North Vietnam?
A) Operation Iraqi Freedom
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Enduring Freedom
D) Operation Rolling Thunder
- 3. Which organization protested against the Vietnam War in the US?
A) National Rifle Association
B) American Legion
C) Veterans of Foreign Wars
D) Students for a Democratic Society
- 4. Who was the US Secretary of Defense during much of the Vietnam War?
A) Robert McNamara
B) Donald Rumsfeld
C) Dick Cheney
D) Melvin Laird
- 5. The Tet Offensive is most closely associated with which year of the Vietnam War?
A) 1965
B) 1971
C) 1968
D) 1975
- 6. In which year did the US officially withdraw its troops from Vietnam?
A) 1969
B) 1973
C) 1980
D) 1975
- 7. Which city in Vietnam became a focal point during the Tet Offensive?
A) Da Nang
B) Hanoi
C) Hue
D) Saigon
- 8. What was the iconic mode of transport used by the US military in Vietnam?
A) Submarine
B) Tank
C) Jeep
D) Helicopter
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