1949-1955: USA in Indo-China Flashcards
(12 cards)
When was the First Indo-China War
1946-1954
When did Bao Dai return to power in Vietnam
1949
When did Ho Chi Minh proclaim existence of Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1950
Who did USA recognise as the leader of Vietnam
Bao Dai as part of their SE Asia strategy
When was battle of Dien Bien Phu
March - May 1954
When was the Geneva Conference and Accords
June - July 1954
What did the Geneva Accords include
Vietnam divided by 17th parallel
Bao Dai replaced by Ngo Dinh Diem
Promise of elections in two years
Who was Bao Dai
French puppet leader of Vietnam
1955 replaced by Diem
Who was Diem
President of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1963
Assassinated in 1963
Catholic in a Buddhist country
Anti-communist
Who was Ho Chi Minh
Leader of Viet Minh from 1941
Leader of North Vietnam from 1954
Respected amongst Vietnamese peasants
What were the Viet Minh
Vietnamese communist/nationalist group created to resist French and Japanese occupation in 1941
1960s-70s renamed to NLF
Why were the USA involved in Indo-China
Vietnam was geo-strategically important in South-East Asia
Vietnam useful for JP goods and way to improve Japan
Vietnam used for containment in Asia
Eisenhower’s belief in domino theory
Belief in not wanting a repeat of ‘China’
