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The conflict in Vietnam

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year had French forces finally left Vietnam?

a)

1950

b)

1952

c)

1954

d)

1956

2.

What was the name of the Vietnamese independence movement that had fought against the French?

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3.

Where was the final defeat of French forces, which led to them withdrawing their troops in 1954?

a)

Saigon

b)

Dien Bien Phu

c)

Hanoi

d)

Tonkin

4.

What sort of intervention and support had the USA given to the French up to this point?

a)

Money and military materials

b)

Intelligence and military training

c)

US soldiers and money

5.

The President of the USA when the French left Vietnam was President ---------------

(a)  

6.

What names were given to the two Vietnamese states after 1945?

a)

The Republic of Vietnam

b)

The People's Kingdom of Vietnam

c)

The Democratic Republic of Vietnam

d)

The People's Democratic Republic of Vietnam

7.

Which two countries refused to sign the treaty made at Geneva agreeing to free elections in Vietnam?

a)

The USA

b)

China

c)

The USSR

d)

South Vietnam (the Republic of Vietnam)

e)

France

8.

Who became the leader of South Vietnam (the Republic of Vietnam) in 1955?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Bo Dai

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

General Giap

9.

Explain one reason why Diem's regime was unpopular with many of the Vietnamese people.

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10.

Who took over from JFK as US President, in 1963?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Gerald Ford