Starter quiz

  • Who were the Viet Minh?
    • a Chinese communist group that aimed to take control of all of Southeast Asia
    • the name given to the Japanese when they controlled French Indochina during WW1
    • a communist nationalist group that fought for Vietnamese independence  ✓
    • a group that worked with the French to help govern French Indochina
  • Complete the sentence: the Viet Minh specialised in __________ warfare.
    • 'guerrilla' ✓
  • How did the people of France refer to the conflict in Vietnam against the Viet Minh?
    • 'The forbidden war'
    • 'The great patriotic war'
    • 'The necessary war'
    • 'The dirty war'  ✓
  • Which countries supported the Viet Minh during their conflict with France?
    • China and Laos
    • Soviet Union and Cambodia
    • Laos and Cambodia
    • China and Soviet Union  ✓
  • How was Vietnam divided at the Geneva Conference in 1954?
    • at the 1st parallel; most of the territory went to North Vietnam
    • at the 17th parallel; roughly in half  ✓
    • at the 21st parallel; land was lost to Cambodia and Laos
    • at the 38th parallel; most of the territory went to South Vietnam
  • When were elections supposed to take place to unify Vietnam?
    • '1956' ✓
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