Vietnam - Struggle for Independence and Unity

Vietnam was a colony of which European country in the 19th and 20th century?

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• Netherlands

Near which Vietnamese city did the decisive battle between France and Vietnam take place in 1954?

• Huế

• Điện Biên Phủ

• Da Nang

• Ha Noi

Why Vietnam was divided in 1954 into two parts?

• The USA feared that all Vietnam would become a communist country

• China demanded the division of Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh wanted the division for strategic reasons

• France insisted on the division of the country

Ho Chin Minh Thought is the current state ideology of Vietnam. What two elements are combined in this ideology?

• Nationalism and Confucianism

• Nationalism and Liberalism

• Nationalism and Communism

• Liberalism and Buddhism

What is not an element of a guerilla war strategy?

• Hit and run strategy

• Public campaigns to win support of international public

• Airplane attacks

• Surprise and Ambush Attacks

  
  

Why did the USA not win the war against communist North Vietnam?

• The Americans did not send enough troops and weapons to Vietnam

• The Americans didn't have the support of most parts of the local population

• The Americans used the wrong military equipment

• The Americans were stopped by the United Nations

In which year did the unification of North and South Vietnam take place?

• 1945/1946

• 1954/1955

• 1963/1964

• 1975/1976

Which other country was divided into a Western and a Communist part during the Cold War?

• Korea

• Czechoslovakia

• Yugoslavia

• India

What was the former name of today's Ho-Chi-Minh City?

• Hanoi

• Phnom Penh

• Saigon

• Da Nang

Which other ASEAN country besides Vietnam has still a communist government system until today?

• Laos

• Cambodia

• Myanmar

• China