The Vietnam War

Which colony was Vietnam under prior to WWII

• The British

• French IndoChina

• The dutch

• The US

What was the Vietminh?

• A musical group

• A group that fought French troops to gain Vietnamese independence

• A group that fought north Vietnam to stop it from spreading communism

What was the name of Vietminh’s leader?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Ngo Dinh Diem

What was Ho Chi Minh’s main goal?

• The spread communism

• The help France maintain control over Vietnam

• To keep Vietnam separated

• To fight for Vietnams independence

True or False: The United States supported North Vietnam

• True

• False

Which countries did North Vietnam receive support from?

• China and Japan

• China and Soviet Union

• France and Britain

• No one

What happened to Vietnam after the war?

• They stayed divided

• They stayed independent but south Vietnam became communist

• They reunited and became communist

• Vietnams economy became crippled for a while

Who are the Vietcong and what was their main goal?

• An anti communist army

• They were an army of (south) Vietnamese communists who wanted to over throw Ngo Dinh Diem

• An army formed to protect Ngo Dinh Diem from communists

What is the domino theory?

• Domino theory is the belief that communism would spread throughout Asia after being influenced by North Vietnam

• Domino theory is the belief that everything will fall apart

• It’s how domino blocks fall

Why did Lyndon B Johnson not report all the facts about the attack?

• He was the reason for the attack so he tried to cover it up

• He was just lazy

• The gain power over the expansion of the us involvement without formally declaring war

• He didn’t think they were important