DSST History of the Vietnam War Exam Practice Test 1
What key event marks the end of the Vietnam War?
Explanation:
The collapse of South Vietnamese prompted Communist to launch final offense to called “Ho Chi Minh campaign”
to conquer the country. This puts an end to Vietnam war following the Fall of Saigon.
Originally, the Vietnamese "general" who became known as Ho Chi Minh was motivated by:
Explanation:
The Vietnamese leader was driven by nationalistic concerns and wanted his country to be free of domination from
foreign governance. Ho Chi Minh had no “hatred for Western civilization.” In fact, he saw himself as emulating George
Washington. Any notions of expanding “cultural and economic influence” would have been absurd, given that his
country had been dominated by the French colonialists and Japanese imperialists.
According to sources, Vietnam's first civilization began in the 3rd century BC in the Red Valley. However, folklore claims that the nation was formed in 2879 B.C. Who is the first President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, if the myth refers to Hung Vhoung as the first ruler of Vietnam?
Explanation:
Nguyen Sinh Cung is the original name of Ho Chi Minh. Yes, I knew you are familiar that Ho Chi Minh is the DRV's
first President, but do you know his original name? Now you do. Most of the time, the choices will confuse you
so know the process of elimination.Assuming you know Bao Dai was an emperor, Ngo Dinh Diem was Prime
Minister of South Vietnam and Ton Duc Thang was the successor of Ho Cho Minh, it leaves you with Nguyen Sinh Cung.
Ho Chi Minh: When World War II arrived in what was then known as Indochina,
Explanation:
Ho Chi Minh began his leadership of the country as a nationalist with socialist leanings who wanted an independent
Vietnam. He wanted to rid the country of its powerful foreign colonialist and/or imperialist governors.
Which statement best defines General Westmoreland's attrition policy?
I. They aim to kill as many enemy troops as possible
II. They try to secure many territories
III. The policy involves a search and destroy operations of enemy units
IV. The policy involves a quest for resources to maintain forces
Explanation:
The policy of Attrition was a military strategy aimed at killing and destroying as many enemy troops as possible.
The side with more remaining military and equipment win. It is opposed to other war strategies which goal is to
conquest for resources and territories.
The country now known as Vietnam was originally known as "French Indochina" because of the following reasons:
Explanation:
Ho Chi Minh began his leadership of the country as a nationalist with socialist leanings who wanted an
independent Vietnam. He wanted to rid the country of its powerful foreign colonialist and/or imperialist
governors.
Which of the following is not included in the Paris Peace Accords' provisions?
Explanation:
From the name, Paris Peace Accords you can derive that the agreement aims to put an end to Vietnam war.
Hence, to advance further forces and to be reinforced will never be a provision under the Peace treaty.
The Vietnamese declaration of independence, which was made public on September 2, 1945, was inspired by:
Explanation:
Because most such declarations share values with other international documents of social, political, and religious
writings, it's possible that the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence contains aspects from all of the answer
options. The Vietnamese statement, on the other hand, opens with certain clear words that establish its lineage with
the US Declaration. “All men are created equal,” it begins. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are among the
fundamental rights bestowed to them by their Creator.”
After the Viet Minh attacked Lai Chu, French Indochina launched ___________ on the large valley of Dien Bien Phu to defend its allies and maintain its forces.
Explanation:
In 1953, Viet Minh forces attacked Lai Chu, capital of T'ai Federation which deliver opium to French. Seeing that
its forces are weakening to defend Lai Chu, French Commander General Navarre launched Operation Castor on
the broad valley of Dien Bien Phu. This battle in Dien Bien Phu settled the fate of French Indochina as its forces
were mauled by Viet Minh.