Vietnam Unit Exam

Name:__________________ Date:_____
Directions: You will answer 10 True or False-1 point each, 10 Matching-1 point each, 10
Multiple Choice-4 points each, 2 short answer-10 points each, and one long essay for 20 points.
You will have the entire length of class to finish the exam. Good luck!
True or False:
____: The Vietnam war lasted for 5 years.
____: Richard Nixon was the first POTUS to deal with the Vietnam war.
____: The First Indochina War was the tip of the iceberg for the Vietnam war.
____: The Viet Cong helped the US fight in the Vietnam war.
____: The term “Hippies” was developed during this time.
____: The “My Lai Massacre” was an event that NEVER happened.
____: Operation Rolling Thunder, Agent Orange, and Napalm, were some war tactics used in the
war.
____: The “Domino Theory” was NOT the reason we went to Vietnam.
____: Lyndon B. Johnson believed the Vietnam war could be won by the US
____: The media was censored during the war.
Matching:
1. Viet Cong
2. Communism
A: person or group that doesn't support the War in Vietnam by protesting
in the streets or on campuses about antiwar.
3. Ho Chi Minh
4. Lt. William Calley B: Creator and leader of Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945. He was born on
Jr. February 19, 1951. He died on September 2, 1969. Even though he died, he made a
5. Hawk lasting impression.
6. Kent State Incident C: an activist group formed by students in the United States to protest against
7. Lyndon B. Johnson wrongful actions in the Vietnam War. Also known as the SDS.
8. Dove
D: At an antiwar protest at Kent State in Ohio, the National Guard was called in to
9. Ngo Dinh calm the protesters. But instead, the National Guardsmen end up firing into the
10. Students for a crowd, killing 4 and injuring few more people. Clearly making the citizens more
Democratic Society enraged.
E: First president of South Vietnam. He was against communism but was a poor
Answers: leader. He was born on January 3, 1901. He died on November 2, 1963.
1. J
2. F F: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a
society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid
3. B according to their abilities and needs.
4. I
5. H G: The Vice President for John F. Kennedy became the 36th President of The
United States of America.
6. D
7. G H: A person or group that supports the War in Vietnam by showing patriotism to
8. A the U.S.A.
9. E I: an American war criminal, a former United States Army officer convicted by
10. C court-martial for the premeditated killings of 22 unarmed South Vietnamese
civilians in the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War.
J: A group in South Vietnam that believed that communism was best for Vietnam's
government and fought for communism against the South Vietnamese military and
the U.S. military.
Multiple Choice:
1. The Vietnam war lasted from ______
a. 1902-1920
b. 1954-1973
c. 1960-1963
d. 1988-1999
2. The Viet Cong used _______ to fight against the US
a. Fencing
b. Boxing
c. Guerrilla Warfare
d. Nuclear warfare
3. ______________ was the title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign
conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air
Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 2 March 1965 until 2 November
1968, during the Vietnam War
a. Operation Rolling Thunder
b. Operation Manhattan Project
c. Agent Orange
d. Operation Napalm Attack
4. What caused the US people’s attitude towards the government to change by the late
1960s?
a. Communism
b. Media
c. Democracy
d. Food
5. What was the Vietnam environment like?
a. Dry and a desert
b. Dense and lots of Jungle
c. Wide open and full of animals
d. A suburban neighborhood
6. Who was the man who led the My Lai Massacre?
a. General Custer
b. Lt. My Lai
c. Lt. William Calley Jr.
d. Captain Crunch
7. ______________ was a meeting involving several nations that took place in
Switzerland, from April 26 to July 20, 1954. It was intended to settle outstanding
issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War.
a. London Accords
b. Vietnam Agreement
c. Geneva conference
 8. What did the acronym “ARVN” stand for?
a. All Reserves of the Vietnam Nation
b. Army of the Republic of Vietnam
c. Army Rangers of Vietnam Nature
d. Army of the Republic for the Vietnam Nation
9. What was the “New Left”
a. A new direction
b. The presidents viewpoint
c. Men who supported the war
d. Anti-War protesters against Vietnam
10. What was the order (Chronologically) of Presidents that dealt with the Vietnam
War?
a. Nixon, Ford, Johnson, Kennedy
b. Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
c. Lincoln, Kennedy, Bush, Clinton
d. Johnson, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford

Short answer:
1. What was the “Domino Theory”? Respond by writing a paragraph.

2. Compare and contrast “Hawk” people and “Dove” people.

Long Essay: In approximately 3 paragraphs or more, explain what the Chicago
Democratic National Convention was, what happened, and why it was important.