Vietnam Flashcards
What three powers was Vietnam subjected to extended Imperial and colonial control?
China, France, Japan
What declared Vietnam to be free from Japanese control?
In 1945 a Communist liberation movement – Viet Minh
Who tried to re-colonise Vietnam?
Trans-after it had been liberated from German occupation
What gave rise to the first Indochina war?
The French trying to recall the noise Vietnam
What was the first Indochina war also known as?
Anti-French resistance to war
How long was the first Indochina war?
From 1946 to 1954
Who recognise the Democratic Republic of Vietnam as an independent country?
China and the US
What is the USSR send to Viet Minh?
Weapons via China
What did China send to Viet Minh?
Arms, technical advice and diplomatic support
Why did Vietnam not want to be swept under the control of China?
They were suspicious of Chinese intentions
What did China advise Vietnam to end?
The first Indochina war before the USA got involved – Sido French
How did the first Indochina war end?
A negotiated settlement
Who is Vietnam temporarily divided into?
The north and the south with a demilitarise zone separating
How would the two parts of the country be unified to form a new government?
Elections would be held later that year
During the division who Viet Minh did control?
North Vietnam
What did anti-Communist forces in south Vietnam hold?
Hey ring collection there in 1955 – set up an independent state
What did Viet Minh feel they had been badly advised by China to do?
To agree to temporary partition of north and south Vietnam
What was the new war between?
They call me those photos of the Vietnamese government and the Communist rebels in the South (Vietcong)
Who was the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese government give an eight by?
China and the Soviet union
Who else supported the south?
French and USA
Initially who supplied most of the international assistance to the Vietnamese community?
China
After the Sino-Soviet split in the early 1960s what did the relationship between China and the Soviet Union become?
More competitive
What did China tell the leaders of Viet Minh to do?
Refuse Soviet aid and they would supply them with military and economic aid
Who did the Viet Minh turn towards?
THE SOVIETS IN REFUSAL OF MANIPULATION
How did the USSR become the Viet Minh primary source of support?
They sent more aid and advises to Vietnamese Communist
Why did they not put troops on the ground in North Vietnam?
They feared that China would also sent troops
Why was public commitment of China to the Communist still a major data range?
Due to American involvement
Who won the Vietnam war 1975?
The North Vietnamese army and the Communist forces in the south
When did South Vietnam and North Vietnam become unified?
In 1976
What is the name of the unified Vietnam?
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam continue to have close ties with?
The USS are – relations with China remained poor
When did Vietnam invade Cambodia?
1978
Who was Cambodia to China?
An ally of China
What did China do in retaliation to the invasion of Cambodia?
Invaded Vietnam and laid waste to the north
When did tensions between China and Vietnam remain until?
Until the 1990s
What led to the talks and normalisation of ties between China and Vietnam?
The collapse of the USSR and Vietnam’s withdrawal from Cambodia
