French Colonial Rule
France
Which country colonised Vietnam in the 1800s?
Ho Chi Minh
Who founded the Viet Minh?
Japan
Which country occupied Vietnam during World War II?
The Viet Minh
Which group fought against the French in the First Indochina War?
1954
In what year was the Geneva Conference held?
Rubber
Which plantation resource did France want from Vietnam for products like tyres?
Communism
Which political ideology did Ho Chi Minh support?
Rice
Which important food resource did Japan seize from Vietnamese peasants?
Guerrilla warfare
What type of warfare uses ambushes and hit-and-run attacks?
The 17th Parallel
The 17th Parallel
Second-class citizens
How did many Vietnamese people feel they were treated under French rule?
United States
Which country’s Declaration of Independence did Ho Chi Minh quote in 1945?
The 1945 Famine
What was the major famine called that killed around 1–2 million Vietnamese people?
China
Which communist country began supporting the Viet Minh after 1949?
Ho Chi Minh
Who led North Vietnam after the Geneva Conference?
Colonialism
What is the term for one country controlling another country?
Nguyen Sinh Cung
What was Ho Chi Minh’s birth name?
A power vacuum
What was created in Vietnam after Japan surrendered in 1945?
Communism
Which ideology did the USA fear would spread throughout Asia?
The 1956 elections
What planned event was supposed to reunify Vietnam?
French Indochina
What was the name of the French-controlled region that included Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia?
Indochinese Communist Party
Which communist political party did Ho Chi Minh help create in 1930?
The August Revolution
What was the name of the 1945 uprising where the Viet Minh took control of many cities?
Dien Bien Phu
Which decisive 1954 battle led to France realising the war could not be won?
The Vietnam War
Which major conflict eventually developed after tensions between North and South Vietnam increased?