Name Date CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER TEST The Vietnam War Years Form A Part 1: Main Ideas Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each) ______ 1. ___ was the United States’ main goal in Vietnam. a. Reunifying Vietnam b. Containing the spread of communism c. Upholding the Geneva Accords d. Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam ______ 2. ___ served as the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam. a. Dean Rusk c. Robert McNamara b. Clark Clifford d. William Westmoreland ______ 3. In the early years of the war, a young man could automatically be deferred from the draft by ___. a. getting married c. getting a job b. enrolling in college d. becoming a conscientious objector c. The assassination of Robert Kennedy d. The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. ______ 5. ___ set off the first general student strike in U.S. history. a. The invasion of Cambodia b. The assassination of Robert Kennedy c. The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. d. Riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention ______ 6. After World War II, the United States aided ___ in its efforts to keep control of Vietnam. a. Japan c. France b. China d. Britain ______ 7. ___ enabled North Vietnam to send troops to South Vietnam. a. The Ho Chi Minh Trail c. The strategic hamlet program b. The fall of Dien Bien Phu d. Operation Rolling Thunder ______ 8. The main purpose of the War Powers Act was to ___. a. expand the power of the military c. restrict the power of the military b. expand the power of the president d. restrict the power of the president ______ 9. ___, founded by Tom Hayden and Al Haber, charged that corporations and large government institutions had taken over America. a. Students for a Democratic Society c. The New Left b. The Free Speech Movement d. The Hardhats 536 Unit 8, Chapter 30 © McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. ______ 4. ___ did not occur in 1968. a. The Tet Offensive b. The U.S. invasion of Cambodia Name Test Form A continued ______ 10. ___ was/were most effective in convincing the American public that the war was not winnable. a. Body counts b. The Tet Offensive c. The actions of Students for a Democratic Society d. The invasion of Cambodia Part 2: Map Skills Indochina Dien Bien Phu May 1954. Vietminh overrun French outpost, forcing French surrender. Hanoi September 1945. Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam an independent nation. NORTH VIETNAM Dien Bien Phu Hanoi Gulf of Tonkin August 1964. North Vietnamese fire at U.S.S. Maddox. Haiphong Hanoi and Haiphong December 1972. U.S. planes drop 100,000 bombs over eleven days. Gu lf o f Ton k i n Haiphong March 1972. Nixon orders massive bombing campaign and placement of mines in harbor. LAOS Use the map to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each) CHINA Hainan (China) Vinh Demilitarized Zone 17th Parallel Quang Tri Hue My Lai Kontum Pleiku Cambodia April 1970. U.S. troops invade Cambodia to clear out North Vietnamese and Vietcong supply centers. CAMBODIA Me Qui Nhon SOUTH VIETNAM R. © McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. Da Nang rail h i M i nh T Ho C THAILAND My Lai March 1968. U.S. platoon kills over 200 South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre. g kon Cam Ranh South China Sea Saigon April 1975. North Vietnamese capture city, causing South Vietnam to surrender. Phnom Penh Saigon Ben Tre Gul f of Th ail a nd Ben Tre February 1968. Ben Tre is one of many towns leveled by U.S. search-and-destroy missions. 0 0 100 100 200 Miles 200 Kilometers ______ 11. Approximately how many miles did the main part of the Ho Chi Minh trail cover? a. 250 b. 450 c. 650 d. 850 ______ 12. Which country bordered North Vietnam on the north? a. Cambodia b. China c. Laos d. Thailand ______ 13. What city did the North Vietnamese capture that caused South Vietnam to surrender? a. Hanoi b. Haiphong c. My Lai d. Saigon ______ 14. Which of the following cities lies closest to the border between North and South Vietnam? a. Hue b. Vinh c. Quang Tri d. Saigon ______ 15. Which country lies directly northwest of Saigon? a. Cambodia b. China c. Laos d. Thailand The Vietnam War Years 537 Name Test Form A continued Part 3: Interpreting Charts Use the chart to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each) ______ 17. What percent of Midwesterners opposed immediate withdrawal of troops from Vietnam? a. 7% b. 30% c. 33% d. 63% ______ 18. In which region of the country did the greatest percent of people favor immediate withdrawal? a. East b. Midwest c. South d. West Public Opinion Poll, 1969 Do you favor immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Vietnam? Yes (%) No (%) Nationwide 36 57 7 East Midwest South West 45 30 33 33 47 63 57 60 8 7 10 7 Cities Suburbs Towns, Rural Areas 47 33 31 48 61 59 5 6 10 Age 29 or under Age 30–49 Age 50 and over 35 34 38 59 59 51 7 7 11 ______ 19. In which of the following categories did the greatest percent of people oppose immediate withdrawal? a. West b. cities c. suburbs d. towns ______ 20. In which of the following categories were people almost evenly divided between support and opposition? a. age 29 or under b. cities c. towns and rural areas d. suburbs 538 Unit 8, Chapter 30 Not Sure (%) © McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. ______ 16. What percent of all Americans favored immediate withdrawal of troops from Vietnam? a. 7% b. 36% c. 47% d. 57% Name Test Form A continued Part 4: Extended Response Answer each of the following questions in a paragraph on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet. (10 points each) 21. Describe some of the most important effects of the Vietnam War on the United States and the American people. Think About: • the effects on those who served in the war • the effect on society as citizens formed differing opinions about the war • how the war affected people’s perceptions of government © McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. 22. What were the goals of the United States in Vietnam? Which of those goals were not achieved, and why? Think About: • attitudes toward communism at the time • the amount of U.S. involvement expected • Nixon’s goal of “peace with honor” The Vietnam War Years 539