1945-1964: The road to war

Question 1

Indochina was a French colony in Southeast Asia that included the present-day countries of ____

Answer 1

Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.

Question 2

The indochina colony was established between ___ and ____

Answer 2

1860 and 1904

Question 3

what are protectorates?

Answer 3

a state that is controlled and protected by another

Question 4

The Viet Minh was founded in __

Answer 4

1941

Question 5

The Viet Minh was founded to oppose ___ and ___ occupation

Answer 5

french and japanese

Question 6

NATO is formed in

Answer 6

April of 1949

Question 7

What year did civil war break out between Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh forces and French troops in the northern part of Vietnam?

Answer 7

1946

Question 8

What major world event influenced the Viet Mihn in 1949?

Answer 8

Communist (CCP) take over of china, became a a powerful ally to the viet mihn

Question 9

The five colonial components of Indochina became independent in

Answer 9

1954

Question 10

The capitol of the Republic of Vietnam

Answer 10

Saigon

Question 11

The capitol of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Answer 11

Hanoi

Question 12

When did the Geneva conference take place?

Answer 12

April 26–July 21, 1954

Question 13

What are three of the most important results of the Genava Accord

Answer 13

1.Vietnam divided at 17th parallel
2. Split Vietnam into a communist North and capitalist South
3.Forced french troops to withdraw tfrom north

Question 14

elected president of South Vietnam in 1955

Answer 14

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 15

mass exodus August 1954–May 1955 CIA and U.S. Navy relocated refugees, military forces, and equipment from North to South Vietnam was called:

Answer 15

Passage to Freedom

Question 16

After Geneva conference, vietnam was divided at ___

Answer 16

17th parallel

Question 17

What event led to french troops pulling out of north Vietnam and the Geneva conference?

Answer 17

Viet Minh defeating the french at Dien Bien Phu (1954)