Vietnam : 5/7/15 Flashcards
(16 cards)
In 1940 _____ invaded _______, becoming one of a series of foreign nations to rule in _______.
Japan, Vietnam, Vietnam
The ______ controlled Vietnam from the late _____ to _____ ___ __.
Chinese, 1800s, World War II
The ______ would take over _______, ____, and _______ during WWII and the region known as ______ __________.
French, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, French Indochina
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
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
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
The _______ were viewed as ________ for their tactics.
Vietminh, guerillas
A _______ is a member of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare.
Guerilla
The turning point of the war with the French was as ____ ____ ___.
Dien Bien Phu
Negotiations to end conflict were held in ______, _________.
Geneva, Switzerland
The ______ ______ provided for a temporary division of Vietnam along the ____ _______.
Geneva Accords, 17th parallel
Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh controlled __. ______ and a pro-Western regime led by the anti-Communist ___ _____ _____.
N. Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem
They organized a new guerilla army of S. Vietnamese Communists, which became known as the ______ (?).
Vietcong (VC)
American officials blamed ____ for his unpopularity with the Vietnamese in the South.
Diem
____ further made himself unpopular by discriminating against ________, the country’s most widely practiced religions.
Diem, Buddhism
In response to the deaths, a Buddhist monk poured gasoline over his robes and set himself on fire, in the middle of the street in a practice known as ________.
Immolation
