The Vietminh Flashcards
What part of the Atlantic Charter does the Viet Minh look to for help from the US?
The desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the people concerned.
When is the Viet Minh created?
May 1941
What is the link between the US and the Viet Minh before 1945?
OSS officers were dropped into Vietnam to train and arm the Viet Minh in return for information regarding Japanese troop movements.
Who is the French leader in 1945
Charles De Gaulle
What do Britain believe is the main reason the US had an anti-colonial stance?
Trade opportunity, independence means new markets to the exploit
What is FDR’s trusteeship vision?
Block a French restoration
Turn Indochina over to UN
UN appoint trustee to guide Vietnam toward independence
Nationalist China and Chiang Kai-Shek the obvious trustee
How does FDR compromise on his trusteeship vision and why?
He lets France be the trustee with a pledge to come out in 10 years and prepare the country for independence
China civil war, Communism threat means strong France needed
When is the Viet Minh given a semi-legal status under the French leftist government?
1936
What is the name of the Ho’s northern base in the Viet-Bac?
Pac Bo
When was the rice famine in Vietnam?
1944-1945
The capture of Hanoi marked how many years since the last independent Vietnamese government?
80 years
