Vietnam War Era

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Instructions: How well do you remember the events, protests, and turning points of the Vietnam War era?

1.
What incident in 1964 led to a major escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
A
The Tet Offensive
B
The Saigon Uprising
C
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
D
The Fall of Dien Bien Phu
2.
Which U.S. President first sent large numbers of combat troops to Vietnam?
A
Dwight Eisenhower
B
Lyndon B. Johnson
C
Richard Nixon
D
John F. Kennedy
3.
What was the name of the massive surprise attack launched by North Vietnam during the Lunar New Year in 1968?
A
The Tet Offensive
B
Operation Rolling Thunder
C
The Easter Offensive
D
The Ho Chi Minh Campaign
4.
Which CBS news anchor's editorial after visiting Vietnam helped turn public opinion against the war?
A
Dan Rather
B
Edward R. Murrow
C
Walter Cronkite
D
Harry Reasoner
5.
What was the military draft lottery based on?
A
Last names
B
Social Security numbers
C
Home addresses
D
Birthdays
6.
What chemical defoliant was controversially used by the U.S. military in Vietnam?
A
Napalm B
B
Agent White
C
Agent Orange
D
Agent Blue
7.
At which university were four students killed by the National Guard during an anti-war protest in 1970?
A
UC Berkeley
B
University of Michigan
C
Kent State University
D
Columbia University
8.
What were the secret government documents about the Vietnam War leaked to the press called?
A
The Pentagon Papers
B
The McNamara Reports
C
The Vietnam Files
D
The War Diaries
9.
Who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times?
A
Seymour Hersh
B
Daniel Ellsberg
C
David Halberstam
D
Bob Woodward
10.
What was Nixon's plan to gradually withdraw American troops called?
A
Normalization
B
Pacification
C
Vietnamization
D
Americanization
11.
In what year did Saigon fall, ending the Vietnam War?
A
1975
B
1974
C
1976
D
1973
12.
What iconic image showed people being evacuated by helicopter from a Saigon rooftop?
A
The evacuation from the Pittman Apartments
B
The presidential palace evacuation
C
The fall of the U.S. Embassy
D
The Saigon Airport evacuation
13.
Which famous boxer refused to be drafted, saying 'I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong'?
A
Sugar Ray Leonard
B
Muhammad Ali
C
Joe Frazier
D
George Foreman
14.
What was the supply route from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia called?
A
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
B
The Mekong Trail
C
The Liberation Route
D
The Hanoi Highway
15.
When was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?
A
1986
B
1984
C
1980
D
1982

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