Vietnam - 1 Flashcards
age at which Ho Chi Minh died
79
year Ho Chi Minh died
1969
year the US pulled out of Vietnam
1973
year the French surrendered to Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese communists at Dien Bien Phu
1954
M/D/Y the French surrendered to Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese communists at Dien Bien Phu
5/7/54
bookend dates that Ho Chi Minh travelled to and from France
1911-1912 (before WWII)
year Ho Chi Minh forms the Viet Minh
1941
term for Ho Chi Minh’s own political party
Viet Minh
term for the translation of Ho Chi Minh’s name
“bringer of light”
term for Ho Chi Minh’s intention to make his people believe that he will bring light (freedom, independence)
branding
year the war b/t Vietnam and France began
1946
bookend dates of the the Vietnam v. France War
1946-1954
M/D/Y Vietnam v. French War ends
5/7/54
M/Y of the Geneva Conference
7/54
term for the location of of the Geneva Conference
Switzerland
term for the meeting that decided that Vietnam would be divided north and south
Geneva Conference
percentage of French War effort that was paid for by the US prior to Dien Bien Phu
80%
north Vietnam
communist
south Vietnam
democracy
M/D/Y Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent from France
9/2/45
number of the parallel that Vietnam was divided at the Geneva Conference
17
year Ho Chi Minh joins the French Communist Party
1920
year Ho Chi Minh dies of a heart attck in Haroi at the age of 79
1969
term for the place that Ho Chi Minh died
Haroi
US Prez that Ho Chi Minh attempted to meet in France
Woodrow Wilson
term for the document that Woodrow Wilson signs to end WWI
Treaty of Versaille
People that Ho Chi Minh spent a lot of time with early in his career
Chiang Kai Shek, V.I. Lennon, and Mao Zedong
quote of he first 5 words of Ho Chi Minh’s declaration of independence
“All men are created equal”
M/D/Y Ho Chi Minh created his declaration of indpendence quote America
9/2/45
demilitarized zone
DMZ
term to describe the 17 parallel
DMZ
