Quiz  /  Vietnam War

  • 1. 
    Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?

  • France
  • United States
  • China
  • Great Britain

  • 2. 
    Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?

  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Le Duan
  • Vo Nguyen
  • Ngo Dinh Diem

  • 3. 
    When the French pulled out of Southern Vietnam, what country entered to try and help stop communism from spreading?

  • China
  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Japan

  • 4. 
    What year did the first US combat troops officially arrive in Vietnam?

  • 1960
  • 1950
  • 1965
  • 1968

  • 5. 
    What country had control of Vietnam during World War II?

  • China
  • Germany
  • France
  • Japan

  • 6. 
    What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?

  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Richard Nixon
  • Dwight Eisenhower

  • 7. 
    What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

  • 38th Parallel
  • Saigon River
  • Mekong River
  • 17th Parallel

  • 8. 
    What major Vietnamese city was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in honor of the leader of North Vietnam after the war?

  • Saigon
  • Hanoi
  • Hai Phong
  • Can Tho

  • 9. 
    Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?

  • South Vietnam
  • North Vietnam
  • United States
  • Soviet Union

  • 10. 
    What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?

  • All of the above
  • The jungle conditions
  • The limits put on troops by President Johnson
  • Ambushes and traps
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