Vietnam War- Right One

Who was Ho Chi Minh?
A: Leader of Communist North Vietnam.

Q: What was the Vietminh?
A: Group that fought for Vietnamese independence from France.

Q: What were the Geneva Accords?
A: Peace agreement that split Vietnam at the 17th parallel.

Q: What was the Containment Policy?
A: U.S. strategy to stop the spread of communism.

Q: Who were the Vietcong?
A: Communist fighters in South Vietnam who supported the North.

Q: What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution do?
A: Gave President Johnson power to send troops to Vietnam.

Q: What does escalation mean (in the Vietnam War)?
A: Increase in U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.

Q: What is guerrilla warfare?
A: Surprise attacks and ambushes, often used by the Vietcong.

Q: What is saturation bombing?
A: Dropping many bombs over an area to destroy everything.

Q: What is napalm?
A: Flammable bomb that burned everything it touched.

Q: What is Agent Orange?
A: Chemical that killed jungle plants; caused major health problems.

Q: What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
A: Path used by North Vietnam to send supplies to Vietcong in the South.

Q: What was the Tet Offensive?
A: Surprise attacks by North Vietnam that changed U.S. public opinion.

Q: What is Vietnamization?
A: Nixon’s plan to train South Vietnam’s army and remove U.S. troops.

Q: What was the Kent State Massacre?
A: National Guard shot 4 students during a 1970 war protest.

Q: What did the Geneva Accords do in 1954?
A: ✅ Divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel.

Q: Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?
A: ✅ Ho Chi Minh

Q: Which president got more power from the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
A: ✅ Lyndon B. Johnson

Q: Why was the Tet Offensive important?
A: ✅ It turned U.S. public opinion against the war.

Q: Which chemical caused major health problems and destroyed the jungle?
A: ✅ Agent Orange

Q: What protest became popular on campuses during the Vietnam War?
A: ✅ Teach-ins

Q: What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail used for?
A: ✅ To send troops and supplies to the Vietcong.

Q: What event symbolized South Vietnam falling to communism?
A: ✅ Fall of Saigon

Q: What were two causes of the Vietnam War?
A: 1) U.S. wanted to stop communism. 2) Vietnam wanted independence.

Q: How did the Containment Policy pull the U.S. into the war?
A: The U.S. joined to stop communism from spreading in Asia.

Q: What did the Gulf of Tonkin Incident lead to?
A: It let President Johnson send more troops into Vietnam.

Q: Why was fighting in Vietnam hard for U.S. soldiers?
A: Thick jungles, booby traps, and surprise attacks made it difficult.

Q: How did the Vietcong use guerrilla tactics?
A: They used sneak attacks, tunnels, and knowledge of the land.

Q: What was the Tet Offensive, and why was it important?
A: A major North Vietnam attack that turned Americans against the war.

Q: What were two types of anti-war protests?
A: Teach-ins and mass marches.

Q: What was Vietnamization?
A: Nixon’s plan to train South Vietnamese troops and remove U.S. troops.

Q: What happened at Kent State in 1970?
A: 4 students were shot by the National Guard during a protest.

Q: How did the Vietnam War end and what was its impact?
A: Saigon fell in 1975. Vietnam became communist. U.S. lost trust and many veterans were affected.