Terms

Question 1

Amount of Americans that died in the war

Answer 1

58,000

Question 2

Amount of Vietnamese that died in the war

Answer 2

1.4 million

Question 3

Questions the solution of pain & give up desire and accept pain; be in the moment (~500 bc by Siddharta Gautama)

Answer 3

Buddhism

Question 4

How to live a good life & govern society rationally; respect for elders, education, and authority (~500 bc by Confucius)

Answer 4

Confucianism

Question 5

considered the cradle of Vietnamese civilization, providing the fertile land and water source that allowed early Vietnamese communities to flourish, develop agriculture, and establish trade route

Answer 5

Red River Delta

Question 6

the first period of indirect Chinese rule over large parts of Vietnam. Named “Nam Viet”

Answer 6

Qin Dynasty

Question 7

their husbands led rebellions that resulted in their deaths. the women continued the rebellion through the military. although not successful, they are seen as heroes for Vietnamese nationalism

Answer 7

Trung Sisters

Question 8

Long lasting war to weaken opponents. No open field battles, abandoned cities/coasts, attack at weak points, fought in jungles & swamp, disease, famine, lack of supplies

Answer 8

Protracted Warfare

Question 9

Attacked in 1257, 1284, & 1288; 300k soldiers

Answer 9

Mongols

Question 10

Vietnamese expansion of modern Vietnam that defeated other groups

Answer 10

March to the South, 1757

Question 11

Capitol: Hanoi; dense population, more urban, bad soil, & more politically organized

Answer 11

North Vietnam

Question 12

Capital: Hue; sparser population, less towns, good soil, prosperous farmers, more individualistic/materialistic

Answer 12

South Vietnam

Question 13

What power occupied Vietnam?

Answer 13

France

Question 14

mapmaker and
creator of new
Vietnamese
alphabet, converted thousands to Roman Catholicism

Answer 14

Alexander of Rhodes

Question 15

When does Gia Long unify Vietnam?

Answer 15

1802

Question 16

When do the French control all of Vietnam

Answer 16

1883

Question 17

division of Vietnam into 3 parts by French

Answer 17

Tonkin, Annam, Cochin China

Question 18

group of French dependent territories in Southeast Asia from 1887 to 1954

Answer 18

French Indochina

Question 19

1st modern
Vietnamese
nationalist, embraced Western philosophy, wanted a constitutional monarchy, 1908 nationwide mass demonstrations vs taxes
– French jail 1000s
– fled to China
– kidnapped and imprisoned for life

Answer 19

Phan Boi Chau

Question 20

nationalist figure, leader of communist party, used to be Nguyen Ai Quoc

Answer 20

Ho Chi Minh

Question 21

Fourteen Points/Woodrow Wilson/Versailles

Answer 21

Minh liked the 14 points, felt that it should be applied, Wilson did not care about Vietnam, Versailles ends WWI, Vietnam still occupied

Question 22

Comintern/Communist International

Answer 22

trained Ho Chi Minh (Moscow)

Question 23

History teacher, Defeats Japanese, French, US, Cambodians, and Chinese

Answer 23

Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap

Question 24

Took over Vietnam (IndoChina) during WWII, surrendered to VietMinh in 1945

Answer 24

Japan

Question 25

Did not want France to have colonies post WWII, but wanted to also support Great Britain, switched on his ideas on colonialism, proposed international trusteeship until ready for independence

Answer 25

FDR

Question 26

Declared opposition to colonialism, promoted, Democratic ideals, Want markets open to free trade, Want Asia independent after war (Except maybe British India)

Answer 26

Atlantic Charter (FDR)

Question 27

Ho Chi Minh was a card-carrier for this organization; trained Ho Chi Minh & assisted VietMinh during WWII (would be CIA in the future)

Answer 27

OSS (Office of Strategic Services)

Question 28

Japan prop up this figure as they are losing, figurehead, removed from power at Dien Bien Phu

Answer 28

Emperor Bao Dai

Question 29

Declaration of independence by Ho Chi Minh & the party; no recognized by other nations, inspired by US independence movement

Answer 29

1945-Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Question 30

Does not respond to Ho Chi Minh, chooses to help France instead of Vietnam, navigates post WWII world

Answer 30

Harry Truman

Question 31

Decides to temporarily divide Vietnam at the 17th parallel, China in North, Britain in South, France will return

Answer 31

Potsdam Conference

Question 32

French tried to outwit Viet, thinks that they can bring them out into high mountain area, VietMinh use protracted warfare and defeat the French, French move out of Vietnam

Answer 32

1954-Dien Bien Phu

Question 33

Writes Communist Manifesto, emphasizes class revolution, anti-bourgeoise, figure in communism

Answer 33

Karl Marx

Question 34

Marx & Engels famous work, details the role of communism and the future fall of capitalism & revolution by communists

Answer 34

Communist Manifesto

Question 35

Shared wealth, no private property, revolution against capitalism, bourgeosie vs. proletariat, becomes a major ideology in VietMinh, Ho Chi Minh adopts this ideology

Answer 35

Communism

Question 36

Initially to settle Korean War, but added Vietnam to the docket, VietMinh must go north of 17th parallel, there will be elections in 2 years & the winner will rule, no foreign intervention; China, Russia, & US pushes to accept these terms

Answer 36

1954-Geneva Accords

Question 37

Agreement of Geneva Accords, free elections will allow for whoever wins to rule Vietnam, Minh confident this will benefit him (win)

Answer 37

1956 elections scheduled

Question 38

Division of Vietnam, VietMinh in north

Answer 38

17th paralell

Question 39

Rival nationalists, keep attacking VietMinh (with simple weapons), the VietMinh wanted an alliance & this group denied, head of the group executed by VietMinh in 1947

Answer 39

Hoa Hao

Question 40

Hated the French so they supported the Japanese, another rival nationalist group

Answer 40

Cao Dai

Question 41

Do not appease dictators/authoritarian leaders

Answer 41

The Lessons of Munich

Question 42

This president takes over when Truman loses; he endorses the Domino Theory

Answer 42

Dwight Eisenhower

Question 43

If one country falls to communism, the neighboring states will fall as well

Answer 43

Domino Theory

Question 44

military alliance that was formed in 1954 to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia; some states had to be bribed, some said no, some joined willingly

Answer 44

SEATO

Question 45

ones we back & support economically/militarily; typically during the Cold War

Answer 45

Client States

Question 46

not actually going head-to-head but fighting through other wars

Answer 46

Proxy wars

Question 47

Prime minister of S. Vietnam appointed by Bao Dai; supported Catholics in South, anti-communist, etc.

Answer 47

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 48

Led by Ngo Dinh Diem, capitalist dictatorship in the South

Answer 48

Republic of Vietnam (South)

Question 49

Led the Dirty Trick Campaign, promoted the move of Catholics to the South

Answer 49

Col. Edward Lansdale

Question 50

Brother in law of Diem who is given the role of the head of the secret police in South Vietnam; patronage under Diem

Answer 50

Ngo Dinh Nhu

Question 51

US urged Diem to do this in the south, would gain support of the peasants but never ended up doing it, Ho did this in the North and gained support of the peasants

Answer 51

land reform

Question 52

communists in South vietnam that had been driven underground by Diem, armed by the North Vietnamese via Ho Chi Minh Trail

Answer 52

Viet Cong or National Liberation Front

Question 53

ganizing a country's industry and production so that the government owns and manages it

Answer 53

Collectivization