Beginning Of Vietnam

Question 1

Indochina was formed in 1887 from which countries?

Answer 1

Annam, Tankin, Cochinchina (modern Vietnam) and Cambodia

Question 2

When did the Japanese invade Indochina and remove the French?

Answer 2

1940

Question 3

When did the Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam?

Answer 3

1945

Question 4

When did the war between the French and the viet minh begin?

Answer 4

1946

Question 5

When was the Geneva agreement about the future of Vietnam and Indochina?

Answer 5

May-July 1954

Question 6

What did the Geneva agreement state?

Answer 6

• withdraw French troops
• ceasefire
• new countries of Laos and Cambodia
• North Vietnam (communist) and South Vietnam (anti-communist) until 1956 election
• 17th parallel temporarily

Question 7

Why did the USA prevent the Vietnam election?

Answer 7

Fear of communist victory

Question 8

When did China turn communist?

Answer 8

1949

Question 9

When was the battle of Diem Bien Phu?

Answer 9

1954

Question 10

How many French soldiers died in the battle of Diem Bien Phu?

Answer 10

3,000 French soldiers died and another 8,000 died later in captivity

Question 11

When was Kennedy assassinated?

Answer 11

1963

Question 12

How much money did the USA give France every year?

Answer 12

$500 million

Question 13

When did North Vietnamese boats open fire on US ships in the Battle of Tonkin?

Answer 13

August 1964

Question 14

How many military ‘advisors’ were in South Vietnam by 1962 and 1964?

Answer 14

1962=11,500

1964=23,000

Question 15

Who did America put as the anti-communist leader of South Vietnam?

Answer 15

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 16

Who much did the USA give Diem in the 1950s?

Answer 16

$1.6 billion

Question 17

When did the Viet Cong army overthrow and kill NGO Dinh Diem?

Answer 17

1963

Question 18

What was the domino theory?

Answer 18

If Vietnam fell to communism then many other South-East Asian countries would follow

Question 19

Why did Ho Chi Minh move to the USSR in the 1920s?

Answer 19

To study communism and guerrilla tactics

Question 20

What was the anti-Japanese resistant movement called and who was it lead by?

Answer 20

Viet Minh lead by Ho Chi Minh

Question 21

Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

Answer 21

Ho Chi Minh

Question 22

By the end of 1962 how many hamlets had been created and how many peasants had been housed?

Answer 22

3,000 hamlets and 4 million peasants had houses created for them

Question 23

How many US marines landed in Da Nang in South Vietnam in March 8th 1965? Started the war

Answer 23

3,500

Question 24

What percentage of the Vietnam population would’ve voted for Ho Chi Minh according to Eisenhower?

Answer 24

80%

Question 25

When was the Strategic Hamlet Relocation Programme?

Answer 25

1962

Question 26

What did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution give Johnson the power to do?

Answer 26

“Take all necessary measures to prevent further aggression and achieve peace and security”

Question 27

What percentage of the Vietnam population were Buddhist?

Answer 27

70%

Question 28

How many people were killed during the Buddhist celebration in May 1963?

Answer 28

1 woman and 8 children

Question 29

What happened on June 11th 1963?

Answer 29

Thicc Quang Duc est himself on fire in protest

Question 30

When did LBJ launch the massive bombing campaign, Operation Rolling Thunder?

Answer 30

February 1965