US2 16.1 Moving Toward Conflict (Vietnam)

What country held Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, & Cambodia) as a colony?

• United States

• France

• Great Britain

• Germany

Who led Vietnamese resistance to French colonial rule?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Sun Yat-sen

• Mahatma Gandhi

What was the goal of the Viet Minh?

• To set up a communist government in Vietnam

• To free Vietnam from foreign rule

• To overthrow the communists in North Vietnam

• To liberate Vietnam from Japanese occupation during WWII

Which side did the US support in the fight between Vietnam and France?

• Vietnam, as part of the US's policy of promoting self-determination

• Vietnam, as part of the US policy of reconstructing Asia post-WWII

• France, as part of the containment policy

• France, as repayment for help during WWII

What policy did Eisenhower explain in 1954, saying if Vietnam "fell" to communism, other Asian countries would too?

• Domino Theory

• Jenga Theory

• Red Rover Theory

• Break the Ice Theory

Which treaty temporarily divided Vietnam and planned for 1956 elections to reunite the nation after the French left?

• Geneva Accords

• Potsdam Agreement

• Yalta Conference

• Treaty of Paris

Which of these accurately describes the division of Vietnam?

• North - Communist

  South - Democratic

• North - Democratic

  South - Communist

Who canceled the 1956 elections and why?

• Ho Chi Minh, afraid that Ngo Dinh Diem's popularity was greater than his

• the United Nations, declaring the Geneva Accords unconstitutional

• Ngo Dinh Diem, worried that the communists would win

• the French, who refused to leave Indochina

How do we see Ngo Dinh Diem's government today, in retrospect?

• it was benevolent and tried to help the people

• it was corrupt and suppressed opposition

• it was ahead of its time respecting human rights

• it was doomed to fail because of anti-communist popularity

What was the Vietcong?

• Communist opposition group in South Vietnam

• Fighting forces of the North Vietnamese

• Guerilla fighters from the North operating in South Vietnam

• Loosely organized rebels across all of Vietnam