Name:_____________________________________________ Date:_______________ Class:_____________ Short Quiz / Exit Slip: President Richard Nixon and The Vietnam War Part A: Multiple Choice: Instructions: Choose the option that answers the question or completes the sentence. 1. Who was the leader of South Vietnam in 1969, when Nixon was sworn in as President? a. Ngo Dinh Diem b. Ho Chi Minh c. Mao Zedong d. Nguyen Van Thieu 2. What was the goal of Vietnamization? a. To gradually withdraw American troops out of Vietnam and allow the Southern Vietnamese troops to defend themselves. b. To start intense bombing raids on North Vietnam until they officially recognized South Vietnam as a Democracy. c. To unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam as one nation in which Democracy ruled both areas. d. To initiate a massive airstrike attack against North Korea. 3. Who called for the United States to pursue Vietnamzation? a. Gerald Ford b. Lyndon Johnson c. Henry Kissinger d. David Frost 4. What option below describes the content of the Pentagon Papers? a. The documents proved the USA was going to start bombing Cambodia. b. The documents revealed that four students were killed at Kent State University. c. The documents proved that Ngo Dinh Diem was actually a Communist and that he was giving aid to Ho Chi Minh and the Vietcong. d. The documents proved Lyndon Johnson was not going to reduce America’s involvement in Vietnam while he was President. 5. Roughly, how many American soldiers died in the Vietnam War? a. Under 10,000 b. Over 58,000 c. Over 100,000 d. Over 1,000,000 Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the question below. 1. What happened at Kent State University on May 4th 1970? Why did this event occur? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Copyright, USHistoryTeachers.com All Rights Reserved. Answers: Short Quiz / Exit Slip: President Richard Nixon and The Vietnam War Part A: Multiple Choice: Instructions: Choose the option that answers the question or completes the sentence. 1. Who was the leader of South Vietnam in 1969, when Nixon was sworn in as President? a. Ngo Dinh Diem b. Ho Chi Minh c. Mao Zedong d. Nguyen Van Thieu 2. What was the goal of Vietnamization? a. To gradually withdraw American troops out of Vietnam and allow the Southern Vietnamese troops to defend themselves. b. To start intense bombing raids on North Vietnam until they officially recognized South Vietnam as a Democracy. c. To unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam as one nation in which Democracy ruled both areas. d. To initiate a massive airstrike attack against North Korea. 3. Who called for the United States to pursue Vietnamzation? a. Gerald Ford b. Lyndon Johnson c. Henry Kissinger d. David Frost 4. What option below describes the content of the Pentagon Papers? a. The documents proved the USA was going to start bombing Cambodia. b. The documents revealed that four students were killed at Kent State University. c. The documents proved that Ngo Dinh Diem was actually a Communist and that he was giving aid to Ho Chi Minh and the Vietcong. d. The documents proved Lyndon Johnson was not going to reduce American involvement in Vietnam while he was President. 5. Roughly, how many American soldiers died in the Vietnam War? a. Under 10,000 b. Over 58,000 c. Over 100,000 d. Over 1,000,000 Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the question below. 1. What happened at Kent State University on May 4th 1970? Why did this event occur? When Nixon announced his intent to attack in Cambodia, over a million college students led protests across the nation. Still, Nixon claimed there was a “silent majority” who supported his war plans, even though the “hippies” and protesters were more vocal in their protest. On May 4th, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, several students were wounded and two killed when the National Guard, fearing for their safety, fired into the crowd of students protesting the Vietnam War. Copyright, USHistoryTeachers.com All Rights Reserved. .