US becomes involved in Vietnam War
- 1. Which US president escalated US involvement in the Vietnam War?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Richard Nixon
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2. What was the codename of the US bombing campaign in North Vietnam?
A) Operation Rolling Thunder
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Enduring Freedom
D) Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 3. Which organization protested against the Vietnam War in the US?
A) National Rifle Association
B) Students for a Democratic Society
C) American Legion
D) Veterans of Foreign Wars
- 4. What was the iconic mode of transport used by the US military in Vietnam?
A) Helicopter
B) Submarine
C) Jeep
D) Tank
- 5. The Tet Offensive is most closely associated with which year of the Vietnam War?
A) 1971
B) 1975
C) 1965
D) 1968
- 6. Which city in Vietnam became a focal point during the Tet Offensive?
A) Da Nang
B) Saigon
C) Hanoi
D) Hue
- 7. Who was the US Secretary of Defense during much of the Vietnam War?
A) Dick Cheney
B) Donald Rumsfeld
C) Melvin Laird
D) Robert McNamara
- 8. In which year did the US officially withdraw its troops from Vietnam?
A) 1969
B) 1973
C) 1980
D) 1975
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