U.S. History

1.

1 point

Who was the President that got us out of Vietnam

Johnson

Ford

Kennedy

Nixon

2.

1 point

Who controlled Vietnam from 1887-1954 with the exception of the time period during WWII?

Germany

United States

Japan

France

3.

1 point

What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

trail that ran through Vietnam and was where the North Vietnamese lived

trail that was used by the South Vietnamese

trail use by Ho Chi Minh to visit places around Vietnam

trail through Cambodia and Laos that the Viet Minh used to supply the Viet Cong

4.

1 point

Who controlled Vietnam during WWII?

Japan

Ho Chi Minh

China

France

5.

1 point

In 1950 China and the Soviet Union signed a pact of friendship. Why did this bother the U.S?

the U.S. was afraid of these two countries working together to make other countries become communist

because the U.S. already had a pact of friendship with Russia and this conflicted with the U.S. feeling toward China

the U.S. trusted China, but did not trust the Soviet Union and they were just looking out for China's best interest

It did not bother the U.S. because the Cold War had not yet begun

6.

1 point

Communist trying to take over in Korea was a test of which U.S. policy that wanted to keep communism from spreading?

Truman Doctrine

Anti-Communist Movement Act

Marshal Plan

Lend-Lease Act

7.

1 point

Both France and Vietnam appealed to the U.S. for help. This created a conflict for the U.S. Which side did the U.S. decide to support?

South Vietnam

France

Ho Chi Minh

Diem

8.

1 point

When did Minh declare Vietnamese independence?

1945

1954

1950

1941

9.

1 point

What was the Tet offensive?

an offensive by the U.S. to try and take a hill

a counter offensive by the north Vietnamese that caught the U.S. by surprise

The last U.S. offensive before pulling out of the war

attacks by the U.S. into Cambodia to try and take out the Ho Chi Minh Trail

10.

1 point

How did Truman manage to send troops into Korea without Congress declaring war?

It was technically a police action on behalf of the U.N.

the U.S. troops were already there

War was declared

He is commander and chief and can sent troops anywhere

11.

1 point

After a Vietnamese gunboat allegedly fired on a U.S. ship what was congress's response?

Congress wanted to wait and see if there were any other acts of aggression

Congress empowered Johnson to use all necessary powers against the North Vietnamese

The U.S. was to destroy all Vietnamese ships

the U.S was supposed to evacuate out of the region

12.

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Which of the following was a major change in U.S. policy as a result of the Korean War?

it strengthened U.S. Russian relations

It made us decide we needed to declare war on all future engagements

It also was the first major foreign conflict in which no war was declared by congress

it firmly put China as an ally for the U.S.

13.

1 point

Which country supported South Korea?

China

Soviet Union

United States

Russia

14.

1 point

Who was the President of the U.S. during the major escalation in Vietnam?

Richard Nixon

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson

Gerald Ford

15.

1 point

Korea was divided at which parallel?

42nd

16th

38th

21st

16.

1 point

Why did Vietnam matter to the U.S?

because they were a major oil producer

because they were concerned with having their rubber and tin supplies diminished

because China wanted it

because the whole world matter

17.

1 point

After 1949, who became the primary ally of the United States in Asia?

China

Japan

South Vietnam

South Korea

18.

1 point

What was supposed to happen after the French left?

The French were supposed to decide who would take control

an election to see who would rule and reunite the country

Vietnam was supposed to remain two countries with Diem controlling the south and Minh the north

the U.S was supposed to ensure a free election between capitalist contestants

19.

1 point

What was the mission of the U.S. troops in Vietnam?

invade and take out North Vietnam

search and destroy the enemy

to win hearts and minds

to kill Ho Chi Minh

20.

1 point

Why did Vietnam get divided into two?

So that the French could pull south and the Viet Minh could go north and the French could leave

so that both sides could be fair

because the south was democratic and the north was communist

Vietnam was always divided into two

21.

1 point

Who was thought of as the George Washington of Vietnam?

Mao Zedong

Ngo Dinh Diem

Ho Chi Minh

Qui Gon Jinn

22.

1 point

What was one reason the U.S. did not win the Vietnam war?

The U.S. did not have enough man power to take the North

the U.S. was not trying to win they just wanted the publicity the war gave

the U.S. was simply outgunned

the U.S. was afraid of the Chinese reaction to a full scale invasion of the North

23.

1 point

How many troops were in Vietnam at the end of 1967?

350,000

250,000

700,000

500,000

24.

1 point

In the Korean War, which side started the war by trying to take over the other?

United States

North Korea

South Korea

Japan

25.

1 point

In the late 1940s which political party took control of China?

the Chinese Communist Party

The Chinese Democratic Party

Japanese Imperialist Party

the Fascist Chinese Party

26.

1 point

Which country supported North Korea?

Japan

Soviet Union

United States

France

27.

1 point

Why did the U.S. not want to help France against the Vietnamese?

Because the U.S. like what Ho Chi Minh represented in freedom

because the U.S. was for decolonization and not for the continuance of it

because the U.S. was siding with Japan

because the U.S was still mad at the French for WWII

28.

1 point

Why did the U.S. not want to help Vietnam in their conflict with France?

because the U.S. was busy dealing with Japan

because Ho Chi Minh was communist and that scared the U.S.

because Vietnam should figure out their own problems

because the U.S. did not like Indo-China

29.

1 point

MacArthur wanted Truman to take drastic measures. What did MacArthur want?

get assistance from the Soviets

use nuclear weapons

attack the Koreans through China

pull out of the war

30.

1 point

Why were the Soviets ever in Korea?

they were there to help out the Chinese

They were a close ally of the U.S. and were trying to help

they were there to disarm the Japanese

Korea belonged to the Soviet Union before WWII began