The Geneva Conference
When was the Geneva Conference regarding the French Indochina War?
1954
What were areas designated by the government for civilian relocation called?
New Economic Zones
What was the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
Hanoi
Most if not all attempt at peacemaking during and shortly after the Vietnam war were ____.
failures
What were many Vietnamese refugees fleeing to southwestern Asian countries called?
Boat People
What was the line temporarily dividing Vietnam in half?
The 17th Parallel.
What religious group was the government most suspicious of?
Christianity
What state did Vietnam strengthen relations with after becoming communist?
The Soviet Union
What peace talk took place on Jan 27, 1973?
The Paris Peace Conference
What program was Vietnam expected to put in place for the safe, legal, and orderly departure of refugees?
Orderly Departure Program
How many days did each side have to withdraw troops following the Geneva Conference?
300
What minority group was made the scapegoat for the failings of the capitalist economy?
The Hoa
When did the Vietnamese army move into Cambodia? (month, year)
December 1978
What policy stalled peace talks in 1968?
Vietnamization
What was the name of Cambodia's dictator prior to Vietnamese occupation?
Pol Pot
What term of the Final Declaration did South Vietnam and the United States refuse to sign?
The 7th term.
How many South Vietnamese people were subjected to re-education?
12 million
What American theory lost support and credibility following the Vietnamese War?
The Domino Effect theory
What is an alternate name for the Paris Peace Accord?
Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam
In what year did America establish a task force to look for missing soldiers in Vietnam?
1988
What event, which was to happen before what date (month, year), was the main clause of the Final Declaration?
Free elections to unite Vietnam, July 1956.
What countries were considered first-asylum countries for boat people? Name 5.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore
From what financial aid institutions was Vietnam banned from between 1964 to 1994? (2 responses)
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
What phrase was used by Richard Nixon in reference to the Paris Peace Accord?
"Peace with honour."
What was the deadline ordered by the Socialist Vietnamese government for the confiscation of all South Vietnamese books? (month, day, year)
April 30th, 1975