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