EQ6: Hoa Lo Flashcards
(20 cards)
What does Hóa Lò mean?
Hóa Lò refers to a high security prison for political opponents of the French.
What significant event occurred in 1896?
Hóa Lò pottery village is destroyed and replaced by a prison.
What happened in 1930?
The Vietnamese Communist Party is founded.
What occurred in 1954?
The French are overthrown in Vietnam, and political prisoners in Hóa Lò are freed.
What happened in 1964?
The first American prisoner of war arrives at Hóa Lò.
What occurred in 1973?
All remaining American prisoners of war in Hóa Lò are released.
What significant event took place in 1993?
The Hóa Lò prison museum opens in Hanoi.
What are fetters?
Chains put around the ankles to restrict prisoners’ movement.
What is a kiln?
A specialised oven used to heat clay and turn it into dry pottery.
What does ‘The Cachot’ translate to?
‘The Dungeon’, an area of Hóa Lò where prisoners who broke prison rules were sent.
What is the ‘Hanoi Hilton’?
The ironic name given to Hỏa Lò by American prisoners because of its poor conditions.
What is ‘Maison Centrale’?
The name given to Hỏa Lò by the French who transformed it into a prison.
What is an anticolonialist?
An individual opposed to a country being controlled by another country.
What is a revolutionary?
Someone who believes in a violent overthrow of a ruling power.
What is the Vietnamese Communist Party?
Founded by Ho Chi Minh, they believe in an equal share of power and wealth.
What is a capitalist?
Someone who believes that wealth should be kept by those who created it, like businessmen.
Who is Ngô Hùng Hậu?
A victim of the Cachot.
Who is Đặng Việt Châu?
A leader of one of the Communist Party cells in Hỏa Lò.
Who is Everett Alvarez Jr.?
The first American prisoner of war in Hóa Lò.
Who is Thomas Kirk?
An American prisoner of war who was the victim of the infamous ‘rope trick’.
