End of the War in Vietnam — Quiz

Question 1

By 1970, Nixon and those who supported him believed that

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a swift US withdrawal would leave the South Vietnamese floundering.

Question 2

The 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy

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robbed anti-war Americans of their leading candidate.

Question 3

Why did President Johnson decide not to run for reelection in 1968?

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Public opposition to the Vietnam War had made him unpopular.

Question 4

The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was the target of protests by

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anti-war Democrats.

Question 5

Which best describes President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization?

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It was a plan to bring US troops home gradually.

Question 6

Whom did Nixon refer to as the “silent majority”?

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supporters of the Vietnam War

Question 7

Which of these was an important reason that Richard Nixon won the presidency in 1968?

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He promised to end the Vietnam War.

Question 8

The cease-fire that ended the Vietnam War resulted in

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the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam and the release of American POWs.

Question 9

Which best describes the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago?

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Anti-war Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

Question 10

After the United States withdrew from Vietnam in 1973,

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the fighting continued until Vietnam became united under a Communist government.

End of the War in Vietnam — Quiz Answers