Vietnam War L1

What did the Vietminh declare as its main goal?

• Vietnam's independence

• France's independence

• War with Europe

What did Ho Chi Minh declare after Japan was forced out?

• that Vietnam was a dependent nation

• that Vietnam was an independent nation

How did Ho Chi Minh respond to the return of the French?

Whom did the U.S. support?

What aid did the U.S. provide?

• economic aid for the purchase of food and shelter

• economic aid for military purposes

• economic aid for schools

• firearms

Why did the U.S. get involved in the struggle?

• They were trying to stop the spread of facism.

• They were trying to stop the spread of communism.

• They were trying to stop the spread of capitalism.

What did Eisenhower compare to a row of dominoes?

What did the Vietminh victory cause the French to do?

• France continued to fight and asked the U.S. for assistance.

• France surrendered and pulled out of Vietnam.

• France sided with North Vietnam and stayed in the war.

The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam along the _.

• 18th parallel

• 17th meridian

• 17th parallel

Who cancelled the Vietnamese elections?