Gulf of Tonkin incident | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Why did Ngo Dinh Diem refuse to allow elections in 1956 that would have unified the country?
- he didn't have enough time to organise the election process
- he suspected the North of cheating
- the North and South could not agree on how to organise the elections
- he feared he would lose ✓
How did the Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc, protest against Diem's regime on 11th June 1963?
- he led an angry mob to the Presidential Palace
- he led an armed rebellion against the South Vietnamese Army
- he went on hunger strike
- he set himself on fire ✓
Which neighbouring countries to Vietnam did the Ho Chi Minh Trail pass through? Choose two options.
- Cambodia ✓
- China
- Laos ✓
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Thailand
Complete the following sentence: John F. ______ became president of the United States in 1961.
- 'Kennedy' ✓
Match the keywords to their correct definition.
- napalm
  
  ⇔
  
  fire bombs ✓
- Agent Orange
  
  ⇔
  
  defoliant used to destroy the jungle canopy ✓
- Vietcong
  
  ⇔
  
  communist guerrilla force ✓
Sort the following events into the order in which they occurred.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  formation of the Vietcong
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  assassination of President Kennedy