Vietnam War Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Vietnam War Questions and Answers 100% Pass True or False: the Vietnam War was fought in North Vietnam between China and the United States. False (between North Vietnam and the US/South Vietnam) True or False: throughout the war, the US people supported US military participation in Vietnam. False ("doves" didn't support war, protests happened with college students, etc.) True or False: at the war's end, the US occupied Vietnam and set up a democratic government. False (North Vietnam occupied Vietnam and set up a communist government) True or False: the Vietnam War was America's longest war, lasting 9-11 years. True True or False: Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia, just west of Japan and bordered by China, Laos, and Cambodia. True True or False: the Vietnam War had a lasting impact on American society and foreign policy. True True or False: when US soldiers returned home from Vietnam, they were treated as heroes and respected warriors. False (many soldiers were called names like "baby-killers" and suffered from painful memories and the disease PTSD) True or False: the North Vietnamese surrendered to the US in January 1973, ending the long struggle. False (signed a peace treaty with US, but North Vietnam technically won the war) True or False: Americans with opposing views about the war were called eagles and pigeons. False (doves and hawks-doves were anti-war and hawks were pro-war) True or False: the Vietnam War was part of a larger struggle between Communism and Democracy, known today as the Cold War. True True or False: The US military learned to respect their North Vietnamese enemies as determined and hard fighters. True True or False: for most Vietnamese, the US merely replaced Great Britain as the invader/enemy after the British were defeated and left Vietnam. False (the US replaced France after the French lost) True or False: while serving in the war, most Army foot soldiers were called GI's. False (most soldiers were called grunts) True or False: "The Good War" is often used as a label for the American involvement in Vietnam. False (the Good War was WWII) True or False: for the most part, the US sided with South Vietnam against the North in a Vietnamese civil war. True True or False: for the US, the Viet Cong attack and siege of Khe Sanh was to the Vietnam War what Pearl Harbor was to WWII False (Tonkin incident, not siege of Khe Sanh) True or False:The Vietnam war was unique in that the American public could watch highlights of each day's combat on nightly television. True True or False: throughout the war, the US and a China- supplied Vietnam were equals in firepower, weapons, and war technology, yet the difference in victory for the US was the superior and tenacious American soldiers fighting for communism in SE Asia. False (US was superior in firepower etc but the difference in NV victory was the tenacious NV soldiers fighting for communism) True or False: the attack on two American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin was probably exaggerated, if it happened at all. True True or False: the US used nuclear weapons to bring an end to the Vietnam War, as it had done against Japan in WWII False (there were several repeated bombings that were the equivalent of five nuclear bombs, but no nuclear bombs were dropped) True or False: historians generally agree that the Vietnam war lasted from . False (the war lasted from ) True or False: tanks and large artillery proved to be the most effective US weapons in Vietnam. False (helicopters and infantry were most effective because we couldn't find a lot of our enemies) True or False: the war consisted of chasing a hidden enemy and suffering through torrential rains, sharp grasses, and dehydration. True True or False: oddly enough, the US military did not bring the war to Vietnam's civilian population or destroy much of the land itself. False (civilians fought in the war and the land was destroyed by bombings) True or False: draft evaders fled to Canada, Europe, or Mexico to avoid fighting in Vietnam. True True or False: the Tet Offensive of January 1968 showed the US that the North Vietnamese would never give up. True True or False: President Nixon, upon his inauguration, gained popularity when he brought a swift and honorable end to the war. False (he lost popularity by bombing new countries and digging us deeper into the war) True or False: the massacre of civilians at the village of My Lai in 1968 demonstrated that US soldiers could not clearly identify soldiers. True True or False: the year 1968 was one of the most violent and chaotic times in US history (protests). True Fill in the blank: The US President who escalated the war in Vietnam was___________. Johnson Fill in the blank: The classified US government version of the war that was illegally given to the media was called________--_____---_________. The Pentagon Papers Fill in the blank: The two rival capitals in Vietnam were______ and__________. Hanoi (N) and Saigon (S) Fill in the blank: The North Vietnamese leader was __________--___--____. Ho Chi Min Fill in the blank: The "ghost like" secret NVA soldiers were called the ________--_____. Viet Cong Fill in the blank:The average soldier in Vietnam was called a ______. Grunt