Important People
Who Was the founder of Viet Minh
Ho Chi Minh
what was the longest river in french indochina
The Mekong River
what was the capital of french indochina
Hanoi
Who was the war between
France and Vietnamese forces vs the Viet Minh
Who was the last emperor of Vietnam
Bao Dai
where was french indochina located
Southeast Asia
what was the main language
French
The Geneva Accords did what to vietnam?
separated it into north and south
Ho Chi Min founded the communist led group Viet Minh to fight who?
French and Japanese occupiers
What area of french Indochina is most economically valuable
Vietnam
in Vietnam land was primarily owned by who?
French landlords
What was the main reason fighting broke out
The French overthrew the Vietnam government
Who was the minister of defense?
Vo Nguyen Giap
What part of Vietnam grew rice
Cochinchina
What percent of the rice did the peasants get to keep
25%
what effect did separating Vietnam into north and south have
it set the stage for the vietnam war
Who was the most celebrated leader of Vietnam
Phan Boui Chau
what was one of the ways the french made money
They made rubber plantations and mined minerals, usually in the mountains
what was the island
A island that was turned into a prison colony for protesters
What happened on May 7th 1954
the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu fell after a four-month siege by Viet Minh forces, effectively ending French rule.