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WorksheetsOrigins of the Vietnam War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4mins
Who ruled Vietnam in the late nineteenth century?
France
USA
China
Japan
Which movement emerged under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh during the Second World War?
Colonial Movement called the Vietcong
French Resistance Movement called the Vietminh
Anti-Japanese Resistance Movement called the Vietminh
Nationalist Movement
In which year did the Viet Minh enter the city of Hanoi and declare Vietnamese independence?
1943
1945
1949
1947
Who came back wanting to rule Vietnam again in 1945?
France
Japan
China
USA
In which year did war break out between the French and the Viet Minh?
1943
1945
1946
1949
Which country began to give help to Ho Chi Minh in 1949?
France
USA
China
Japan
Why did China help the Ho Chi Minh to fight the French?
To support Communism
To support the Americans
The attack the southern regime
To promote domimance
What year did China become communist?
1945
1947
1949
1950
What was the decisive event in 1954 that led to several important consequences?
Battle of Hue
Battle of Hanoi
Battle of Saigon
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
What were the dates of the French-Indochina war?
1945-1955
19476-1953
1946-1952
1946-1954
At the 1954 peace conference in Geneva, how was the country effectively divided?
East and West Vietnam
North and South Vietnam
Vietnam and Cambodia
Vietnam and Laos
How many dead did the French lose in the battle of Dien Bien Phu?
3000
4000
1000
2000
Who defeated the French in open battle with the help of modern weapons from the USSR and China?
Khmer Rouge
Pathet Lao
Viet Minh
Viet Cong
How did the Viet Minh soldiers carry their equipment and supplies at Dien Bien Phu?
What was the consequence of the 1954 peace conference in Geneva?
Vietnam became a part of the USSR
Vietnam became a French colony again
Vietnam was divided into North and South
Vietnam became a part of China
What parallel was Vietnam divided at?
38th Parallel
18th Parallel
17th Parallel
39th Parallel
What does the 17th parallel north mean?
the circle of latitude that is 17 degrees north of the Earth's equator line
the circle of latitude that is 17 degrees south of the Earth's equator line
the circle of longitude that is 17 degrees north of the Earth's equator line
17000 kms from the Earth's equator line
The 17th parallel was the DMZ which means....?
Demilitarized Zone
Denilitarized Zone
Dematuarized Zone
Denaturalised Zone
In Geneva what was promised for 1956?
Independence
an election
a command economy
UN intervention
North Vietnam would be ruled by...?
Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Mao
Stalin
South Vietnam would be ruled by...?
Ho Chi Minh
Diem
The Americans
The French
Why did the USE prevent elections occuring?
Fear of the rise of communism
Because they are the US
Fear of Diem
Racism
The feared that what % of the population would vote for Ho Chi Minh?
60%
80%
70%
100%
How does this link to the dominoe theory?
If Vietnam fell so would Australia
If Vietnam fell so would Cambodia and Laos
If Vietnam fell so would Japan
If Vietnam fell so would Thailand and Malaysia
Why did the USA support Diem?
He was French
He was bitterly anti nationalist
He was bitterly anti communist
He has support the Japanese
