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
