Flashcards in Vietnam : 5/7/15 Deck (16)
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In 1940 _____ invaded _______, becoming one of a series of foreign nations to rule in _______.
Japan, Vietnam, Vietnam
2
The ______ controlled Vietnam from the late _____ to _____ ___ __.
Chinese, 1800s, World War II
3
The ______ would take over _______, ____, and _______ during WWII and the region known as ______ __________.
French, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, French Indochina
4
Among the leaders of the nationalist movement was Nguyen That Thanh-- better known by his assumed name, __ ____ ____-- He helped found the __________ _______ ____ in 1930 and worked for independence.
Ho Chi Minh, Indochinese Communist Party
5
Upon returning in 1941, Ho Chi Minh would organize a nationalist group called _______, which united Communists and non-Communists in the efforts to expel the Japanese.
Vietminh
6
President Eisenhower’s continuance of the Truman policy of containment and defending his position would be known as the _____ ______--the belief that if one nation in Asia fell to Communists, neighboring countries would follow.
Domino theory
7
The _______ were viewed as ________ for their tactics.
Vietminh, guerillas
8
A _______ is a member of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare.
Guerilla
9
The turning point of the war with the French was as ____ ____ ___.
Dien Bien Phu
10
Negotiations to end conflict were held in ______, _________.
Geneva, Switzerland
11
The ______ ______ provided for a temporary division of Vietnam along the ____ _______.
Geneva Accords, 17th parallel
12
Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh controlled __. ______ and a pro-Western regime led by the anti-Communist ___ _____ _____.
N. Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem
13
They organized a new guerilla army of S. Vietnamese Communists, which became known as the ______ (?).
Vietcong (VC)
14
American officials blamed ____ for his unpopularity with the Vietnamese in the South.
Diem
15
____ further made himself unpopular by discriminating against ________, the country’s most widely practiced religions.
Diem, Buddhism
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