Vietnam Independence

Vietnam was ruled by ________________ for over one thousand years

• Japan

• Thailand

• China

• Mongolia

The Viet Minh was a league of Vietnamese ____________________ formed by Ho Chi Minh.

• patriots

• communists

• sports enthusiasts

• soldiers

After the Geneva treaty with France, Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel, putting it under the control of the ________________ in the north and _____________________ in the south.

• Viet Minh, United States

• China, United States

• China, France

• Viet Minh, France

Ho Chi Minh's communist army defeated and drove the ___________________ out of Vietnam in 1954.

• Germans

• United States

• French

• Viet Minh

The Viet Minh received assistance in fighting the French from both _________________ and the Soviet Union.

• United States

• China

• Cambodia

• France

When Vietnam was a European colony, it was known worldwide as

• Cochin China

• Burmese China

• Indochina

• French China

When Vietnam was divided in 1954, both sides agreed that the occupation of South Vietnam was to be temporary until

• They could stabilize and fight North Vietnam

• They could form their own army

• They could pay back the money they owed France

• They could stabilize and elect their own leaders

The ______________________ was a guerrilla army formed to fight against South Vietnam 's anti-communist forces.

• People's Army

• Glorious Warriors

• Ho Chi Minh Brigade

• Viet Cong

In 1965 which country joined the South Vietnamese in fighting North Vietnam?

• China

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

• France

U.S. involvement in Vietnam was aimed at

• protecting U.S. investments in the country

• assassinating Ho Chi Minh

• finding a way to start a war with China

• stopping the spread of communism