Escalation of Vietnam War 1945-1968

Question 1

Before 1941 which empire was Vietnam part of?

Answer 1

French Empire

Question 2

Which country occupied vietnam in WW2

Answer 2

Japan

Question 3

What did the vietnamese nationalists form?

Answer 3

Vietmingh

Question 4

Who was the vietmingh led by?

Answer 4

Ho Chi MInh

Question 5

When did vietminh enter hanoi and declare independence from the French

Answer 5

1945

Question 6

How much per year did the US provide to support the French against the Chinese backed Viet Minh

Answer 6

$500 million

Question 7

Where did the french suffer its final major defeat?

Answer 7

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Question 8

Which year did the geneva agreement take place?

Answer 8

1954

Question 9

Which countries met at the Geneva agreement to discuss Vietnams future?

Answer 9

.Britain
France
China
USSR
USA
Vietnam

Question 10

Under which parallel was vietnam divide along?

Answer 10

17th Parallel

Question 11

Who was the American backed leader of South Vietnam?

Answer 11

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 12

Which two new countries were formed because of the Geneva agreement?

Answer 12

Laos and Cambodia

Question 13

What did Diem cancel in 1956?

Answer 13

The elections proposed under the geneva agreement

Question 14

Who protested against Diem in 1963 by setting themselves on fire?

Answer 14

Buddhist monks