Domino theory & US attitude to French Indochina

Question 1

What did the USA support by 1950 in Indochina?

Answer 1

Supported independence from France

Question 2

Who was the nationalist and communist leader in Vietnam in 1950?

Answer 2

Ho Chi Minh

Question 3

Who was Ho Chi Minh supported by?

Answer 3

China and Stalin

Question 4

What did Ho Chi Minh create?

Answer 4

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Question 5

What theory caused the US to resist communism in Vietnam?

Answer 5

Domino theory

Question 6

What was Eisenhower conscious of in the First Indochina War?

Answer 6

Conscious of not committing USA to an unwinnable conflict

Question 7

When was the First Indochina War?

Answer 7

December 1946-July 1954

Question 8

What was USA’s preferred solution in the First Indochina War?

Answer 8

Diplomatic solution which fulfilled USA’s objective of containment

Question 9

What was the USSR’s preferred solution in the First Indochina War?

Answer 9

Diplomatic solution rather than a military solution

Question 10

What was the nationalist and communist military force in Vietnam?

Answer 10

Vietminh

Question 11

What battle paved the way for French withdrawal and a divided Vietnam?

Answer 11

Battle at Diem Bien Phu