The Vietnam War - Multiple Choice Test

How many Americans were killed during the Vietnam War ?
1. 50 000
2. 5 000
3. 500 000
Which country controlled most of Indochina before World War II ?
1. the USA
2. France
3. Japan
When did Communism start becoming strong in Vietnam ?
1. after the Communists took over China
2. when the Japanese controlled the country
3. after the Americans had left
Who was Ho Chi Minh ?
1. a North Vietnamese leader
2. the president of South Vietnam
3. a Chinese general
The Viet Cong wanted to
1. help the North Vietnamese army against the South
2. fight with the Americans
3. get rid of Communism in the North
John F. Kennedy
1. sent military advisors to South Vietnam
2. sent soldiers to fight in North Vietnam
3. sent warships to bomb North Vietnam
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
1. was a route that led form North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia to the South
2. was a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon
3. was the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam
What kind of war did the North Vietnamese lead?
1. They attacked American troops by surprise.
2. They constantly moved the front line to the south.
3. They captured Americans and made them tell where their soldiers were.
The mood in America changed during the war because
1. the American people thought they did not belong there
2. the American president stopped the war before the Americans had won it
3. too many North Vietnamese soldiers got killed.
When Richard Nixon became president
1. he started bringing Americans back home from Vietnam
2. he sent more and more soldiers to Vietnam
3. he made peace with the North Vietnamese army
An official peace agreement was signed
1. in 1973
2. in 1968
3. in 1975
In 1975 Communist troops entered Saigon and
1. the South Vietnamese surrendered
2. the Americans fled to the land south of Saigon
3. the Viet Cong took over the city
After the Vietnam War
1. both countries were reunited
2. South Vietnam stayed independent but Communist
3. the Americans had to pay for most of the damage done
The Vietnam War was the first war of the 20th century
1. that the Americans had lost
2. that showed how strong Communism was
3. in which so many civilians were killed.

The Vietnam War - Multiple Choice Test

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