Conflict and Tension in Asia Pack 2: The Conflict in Vietnam

Question 1

When was the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

1965-1973

Question 2

Who fought against each other in the Vietnam war?

Answer 2

America and South Vietnam VERSUS communist Vietcong and North Vietnam

Question 3

Who ruled Vietnam before the Second World War(before 1939)?

Answer 3

France

Question 4

What was the name of the region that Vietnam was a apart of (along with other countries such as Cambodia and Laos) before the Second World War?

Answer 4

Indochina

Question 5

Who conquered Vietnam during the second world war, and how would you describe their rule?

Answer 5

Japan - their rule was harsh and brutal

Question 6

What group was formed in Vietnam during the second world war, in response to Japanese occupation?

Answer 6

The Viet Minh

Question 7

Was the Viet Minh communist or capitalist?

Answer 7

communist

Question 8

Who was the leader of the communist Viet Minh?

Answer 8

Ho Chi Minh

Question 9

What area of Vietnam did the Viet Minh control by 1945?

Answer 9

The north

Question 10

What did the Viet Minh declare in 1945 in the city of Hanoi?

Answer 10

They declared Vietnamese independence

Question 11

What broke out in Vietnam between 1945 and 1954 (the 9 years after ww2)?

Answer 11

A civil war between France and the viet minh

Question 12

Who supported the viet minh during the civil war with france 1945-54?

Answer 12

China

Question 13

How did America get involved in the civil war with France and the viet minh

Answer 13

They gave $500 million each year to France to help their war effort (this was approximately 80% of the cost of the war).

Question 14

What happened at the battle of dien bien phu in 1954

Answer 14

55 days of fighting, france lost against viet minh. 8000 french troops killed, addition to 73,000 france lost in civil war

Question 15

What battle took place between france and viet minh 1954

Answer 15

battle of Dien Bien Phu

Question 16

Why were the french defeated? dien bien phu

Answer 16

Did not easy access to war supplies, fighting in jungle inhabitated by vietcong who used guerilla tactics

Question 17

What happened in Geneva, in 1954 after the battle of dien bien phu?

Answer 17

Peace agreement signed

Question 18

What was agreed at geneva?

Answer 18

withdraw french troops
temporarily divide north and south vietnam alongside 17th parallel(north remain communist under leadership of ho chi minh) elections to be held in 1956
To create new countries cambodia and laos

Question 19

Who was appointed leader of South Vietnam, and supported by the USA?

Answer 19

President Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 20

Describe president diems rule

Answer 20

hard, corrupt, intolerant and unpopular

Question 21

What communisr group formed in the south?

Answer 21

The National Liberation Front (NFL), also know as viet cong

Question 22

What was aim of viet cong?

Answer 22

to oppose government of diem

Question 23

When was ho chi minh trail created to supply viet cong?

Answer 23

1959

Question 24

How many troops fought for viet cong early 1960’s?

Answer 24

over 100,000

Question 25

What proportion of the countryside did the viet cong control in south vietnam by 1963?

Answer 25

40%

Question 26

what happened to president diem in 1963?

Answer 26

he was overthrown and killed by his own troops