The Vietnam War Quiz

Congress gave the President many powers of war _______________.
1. when the Viet Cong's ranks grew to about 100,000
2. when the South Vietnamese military seemed incapable of providing security
3. after heavy losses at the Battle of Bình Giã
4. when two US Destroyers were torpedoed by the North Vietnamese
Americans first began fighting in Vietnam under President _____________.
1. Eisenhower
2. Kennedy
3. Johnson
4. Nixon
President _____________ sent bombers .
1. Eisenhower
2. Kennedy
3. Johnson
4. Nixon
One of the major events of the war took place on January 30, 1968 when ____________.
1. peasants suspected of being Viet Cong were gathered up and imprisoned
2. when the United States dropped bombs on North Vietnam
3. North Vietnam launched an attack on 100 cities in South Vietnam called the Tet Offensive
4. President Richard Nixon to withdraw troops
Select all that apply.

In the United States, protests took place because ______________.
1. the war was expensive
2. many felt the war was a civil war between two groups of Vietnamese
3. women were being drafted to fight
4. people felt each country had a right to the type of leadership their country selected
5. they were set on democracy
6. they had a desire for non-violence
The hawks wanted ____________.
1. peace between all nations
2. the United States to fight to in order to stop Communism
3. the soldiers to come home
4. a Communist victory

The United States enters the War