______ gained control of Vietnam by 1883 despite fierce resistance from the Vietnamese.

• France

• China

• Japan

• United States

The French combined Vietnam with ______ and ______ to form French Indochina.

• Laos

• Cambodia

• Italy

• None of the above

A group called the ______ fought the Japanese.

• League for the Independence of Vietnam

• Viet Cong

• Pathet Lao

• Khmer Rouge,

After World War II, the Vietminh declared ______, but the French quickly moved in to reclaim Vietnam.

• independence

• war

• a ceasefire

• a new government

In WWII, Ho Chi Minh organized the ______ to fight the Japanese.

• Viet Minh

• Viet Cong

• Pathet Lao

• Khmer Rouge

Japan surrendered to the Allies in ​ (a)   , and the Vietminh declared ​ (b)   to be ​ (c)   .

(d)  

• independent
• a part of China

• a protectorate of the United States

• 1945
• Vietnam
• Independent
• 1924
• Russia

Ho Chi Minh hoped for ______ support of their independence.

• U.S.

• Soviet

• French

• British

Truman saw Vietnam in terms of the Cold War struggle against ______.

• communism

• capitalism

• imperialism

• fascism

Truman supported ______, unwilling to back the Vietminh because many were Communists.

• France

• United States

• Soviet Union

• China

Eisenhower believed in the ______ theory.

• domino

• butterfly

• ripple

• cascade