Origins of the Vietnam War

What was Vietnam called before WW2

• Vietnam

• Indonesia

• Indochina

• China

What countries had influence over Vietnam

• Japan before the war then India afterwards

• France before the war then Japan afterwards

• Japan before the war then France afterwards

• France before the war then India afterwards

What was the name of the anti-Japanese resistance group called?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Viet Cong

• Viet Minh

• Japanese resistance group

What happend in 1945?

• French entered the northern city of Hanoi and declared Vietnam independent

• Viet Minh entered the southern city of Hanoi and declared Vietnam independent

• Viet Cong entered the northern city of Hanoi and declared Vietnam independent

• Viet Minh entered the northern city of Hanoi and declared Vietnam independent

What did the Franch want?

• Make Vietnam independent

• Rule Vietnam with the Japanese

• Rule Vietnam again

Who poured 500 million a year into the French war effort?

• USA

• UK

• China

• French

The French eventually took over

• True

• False

What was decided in Geneva at the peace conference?

• USA brought troops to stop the French

• France took over Vietnam

• Vietnam became an independent unified state

• Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam

Why did USA prevent election in Vietnam?

• They were convinced China & USSR were planning to spread communism throughout Africa

• They were convinced China & USSR were planning to spread communism throughout Asia

• They wanted to take Vietnam for themselves

• They were convinced France & UK were planning to spread capitalism throughout Asia

What was the Domino Theory?

• Keep communism at bay (stop from spreading)

• Keep out of other countries business

• If one country falls to communism so will the neighbouring countries

• Giving into a countries demands in order to avoid a war from breaking out