Origins of Vietnam

Select all that are true about the Vietnam War:

• North Vietnam = Democratic

• North Vietnam = Communist

• South Vietnam = Democratic

• South Vietnam = Communist

Vietnam was a colony of ______ before WWII.

• United States

• Great Britain

• France

• Japan

Which Axis power conquered Vietnam during WWII?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• France

Leader of North Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh

• Nog Dinh Diem

• Kim Il-sung

• Mao Zedong

Leader of South Vietnam; later assassinated

• Ho Chi Minh

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Kim Il-sung

• Mao Zedong

The French withdrew their forces from Vietnam after this battle in 1954:

• Battle of Dien Bien Phu

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Battle of Saigon

• Battle of Ia Drang Valley

Dividing line between North Vietnam & South Vietnam

• 15th Parallel

• 17th Parallel

• 19th Parallel

• 21st Parallel

Select all that are true about Ngo Dinh Diem's time as leader of South Vietnam:

• Supported by the U.S. & given money and weapons

• Imposed strict laws against groups such as Buddhists

• Refused to participate in national elections

• Openly supportive of the Buddhist community

• Weak leader who did not enforce strict laws

Name of guerilla fighters in South Vietnam who were supportive of North Vietnam

• NVA

• Viet Cong

• NKVD

• DPRK

U.S. nickname for the Viet Cong

• Victor

• Charlie

• Bravo

• Delta