Facts (Vietnam War)

Question 1

What group did Ho Chi Minh form to fight the Japanese and then the French?

Answer 1

Viet Minh

Question 2

How much money did the US provide to France to fight against the communists?

Answer 2

$500 million per year

Question 3

What was the name of the battle lost by the French in 1954?

Answer 3

Dien Bien Phu

Question 4

What agreement was signed in 1954 which split Vietnam in half along the 17th parallel?

Answer 4

The Geneva Agreement

Question 5

Who was put in place to rule the Republic of South Vietnam?

Answer 5

Diem

Question 6

What three reasons were there for why he was disliked?

Answer 6

Harsh to peasants, treated Buddhists badly and corrupt

Question 7

Which 66 year old monk burnt himself to death in protest?

Answer 7

Thich Quang Duc

Question 8

How much money did the USA give the corrupt Republic of South Vietnam in the 1950s?

Answer 8

$1.6 billion

Question 9

What organisation was set up in 1960 to fight against the corrupt government of the south?

Answer 9

The National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (Viet Cong)