Causes Of The War

Question 1

Which country is Capitalist and what does it mean?

Answer 1

• America
• Everyone had the right to earn as much money as they could
• Led to people being wealthy and poor

Question 2

What did America feel threatened by and what was it?

Answer 2

• Communism

* The wealth of a communist country was shared equally amongst everyone

Question 3

Which countries did Communism appeal to?

Answer 3

• China
• Russia
• Vietnam

Question 4

Who became the first Communist country in 1917 and which country followed in the 1950s?

Answer 4

• Russia

* China

Question 5

What worry arose to the Americans when Cuba became a Communist country?

Answer 5

•Communism was spreading because Cuba was close to America

Question 6

Which two countries were involved in a Cold War and what is a Cold War?

Answer 6

• America and Russia

* Tension between countries but no actual fighting

Question 7

What was ‘The Domino Theory’ and which country believed in it?

Answer 7

• The idea that if one country became Communist, others would follow causing a chain reaction.
• The USA believed this

Question 8

Why did the war start?

Answer 8

•America decided to stop Vietnam becoming a Communist country

Question 9

Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?

Answer 9

•Ho Chi Minh

Question 10

Who was the Capitalist leader of South Vietnam who America decided to help?

Answer 10

•Diem