Vietnam War

French imperialism - (2 things)

• motivated France to colonize Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as French Indochina

• motivated France to place Napoleon IV on the throne

• motivated France to recolonize Indochina after WW2

• motivated Vichy France to ally with the Axis Powers during WW2

What event heightened demands for independence in Vietnam and the rest of Indochina?

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• The atomic bombing of Japan

• Soviet invasion of Japan

• Japanese occupation during WW2

Who was the communist leader of the Vietnamese independence movement?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Hoochi Manh

• Mao Tse-Tung

• Ngo Dinh Diem

What Vietnamese victory led to the French agreeing to leave Indochina?

• Khe Sanh

• Phu Quoc

• Dien Bien Phu

• Du Doc Thien

Which of the following describes the way Vietnam was divided?

• A non-communist North supported by the United States

• A communist North supported by the USSR and China

• A non-communist South supported by the United States

• A communist South supported by the USSR and China

Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Vo Nguyen Giap

• Mao Tse-tung

• Ho Chi Minh

What US policy strongly influenced US involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Domino Theory

• Spread Theory

• Red Scare

• Vietnamization

What is Domino Theory?

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• communism can be allowed to spread in Asia so long as it remains contained in Europe

• if one nation in Asia fell to communism, other nations would fall to communism like dominos.

• Vietnam should be free to choose its own future.

What was the main goal of the domino theory?

• prevent the spread of communism from China to Vietnam

• prevent the spread of communism to the US

• overthrow the communist regime in North Vietnam

• overthrow the communist regime in China

What type of war did the US face in Vietnam?

• terrorism

• guerrilla warfare

• trench warfare

• gentleman's warfare