How was the country of Vietnam divided in 1954?
Question 2 options:
East and West: Eastern side was communist and western side was democratic
North and South: North was communist and South was non-communist
With a wall
The country was not divided until 1975 when the US troop withdrew from Vietnam
Which President was the first to send military advisers to South Vietnam?
Question 3 options:
President Truman
President Kennedy
President Nixon
President Eisenhower
How did television coverage impact the Vietnam War?
Question 4 options:
Television did not impact the Vietnam War because the TV was not yet invented.
The reality of the war was brought into the homes of many Americans.
While fighting in Vietnam, the troops had to watch TV in order to receive their order’s from the President.
What happened at Kent State on May 4, 1970?
Question 5 options:
The Ohio National Guard opened fire on protesting college students.
The President delivered a speech letting the American people know that troops would be sent to Vietnam
Over 50, 000 people signed up to join the army
There was a parade for soldiers returning from Vietnam.
What two countries supplied the North Vietnam Army and the VietCong with weapons?
Question 6 options:
Soviet Union and Cuba
United States and Great Britain
Soviet Union and the United States
Soviet Union and China
What did the Gulf of Tonkin resolution allow the President to do?
Question 7 options:
Send aid to the people of Cuba
Send 15 helicopters to the Vietcong to aid in the fight
Use military force in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war
Send 2 warships to the Gulf of Tonkin to support the troops fighting in Vietnam
American prisoners of war were tortured and treated with great brutality by North Vietnam.
Question 8 options:
True
False
What happened to South Vietnam after the US troops withdrew?
Question 9 options:
South Vietnam was taken over by the communist forces of North Vietnam
South Vietnam declared their independence and held free elections.
South Vietnam was colonized by the French.
South Vietnam’s military took control of the country and instituted a military government.
Where is the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial located?
Question 10 options:
Kent State University
New York City
Boston
Washington, D.C.
