Quiz Time! What did You Learn?
The Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in Vietnam from ________ to _________.
A: 1954-1959
B: 1959-1975
C: 1964-1975
D: 1974-1979
About how many Americans were killed in this war?
A: 58,000
B: 78,000
C: 300,000
D: 2,000,000
This president was a central figure in the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
A: Roosevelt
B: Coolidge
C: Johnson
D: none of the above
In 1954, Vietnam was split into two parts. What were they?
A: Communist North, Democratic South
B: Democratic North, Communist South
C: Communist East, Democratic West
D: Democratic East, Communist West
In 1964, Northern Vietnamese attacked what?
A: U.S. aircraft
B: 2 U.S. destroyers
C: Southern destroyers
D: all of the above
America spent more than ______ billion dollars on the war.
A: 5
B: 50
C: 100
D: 165
Why did the United States join the Vietnam War?
A: to get money from Vietnam
B: to prevent democracy from spreading
C: to prevent communism from spreading
D: none of the above
When did the United States end its military involvement in the war?
A: 1959
B: 1973
C: 1979
D: 1981
This significant event happened in 1975.
A: South Vietnam surrendered to northern forces
B: U.S. ended its involvement in the war
C: North Vietnam surrendered to southern forces
North and South Vietnam were unified under a communist government and Saigon was renamed what?
A: Sakhalin
B: Seine
C: Ho Chi Minh City
Answer Key:
1.) B
2.) A
3.) C
4.) A
5.) B
6.) D
7.) C
8.) B
9.) A
10.) C