Colonial Vietnam
This European country controlled Vietnam before WWII.
What is France?
This man led the Viet Minh in their fight for independence.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
This was the final battle of the First Indochina War.
What is Dien Bien Phu?
This region included Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia under French control.
What is Indochina?
France sought valuable resources from Vietnam, including these products.
What are rubber, rice, or coal?
This general commanded Viet Minh forces and helped defeat the French.
Who is Vo Nguyen Giap?
The Viet Minh mainly operated in these environments.
What are jungles and mountains?
This 1954 international agreement officially ended the First Indochina War.
What are the Geneva Accords?
This system involves one country taking political and economic control of another.
What is Colonialism?
This 1919 international meeting ignored Vietnamese appeals for independence.
What is the Paris Peace Conference?
The Viet Minh fought primarily to achieve this goal for Vietnam.
What is Independence?
This was a major strength of the Viet Minh.
What are numbers (or local support)?
This city is the Capital of North Vietnam.
What is Hanoi?
This feeling of pride in one’s country and desire for independence drove Vietnamese resistance.
What is Nationalism?
This Vietnamese emperor remained in power under the French but held little real authority.
Who is Bao Dai?
This political ideology influenced Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh movement.
What is Communism?
These were considered the best French troops
Who are the French Foreign Legionnaires?
This leader of South Vietnam served as President from 1955 to 1963, with support from the USA.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
This group was trained in part by the OSS during World War II.
What is the Viet Minh?
Despite modern infrastructure projects, French colonial rule was largely designed to benefit this group.
Who are the French?
Despite his communist ties, Ho Chi Minh was sometimes described primarily as this.
What is a Nationalist?
This French defensive tactic involved heavily fortified positions designed to draw the Viet Minh into open battle.
What is a "Hedgehog"?
This world power refused to sign the Geneva Accords of 1954.
What is the United States of America?
This Cold War idea warned that if one country in Southeast Asia became communist, neighboring countries would likely follow.
What is the Domino Theory?