Vietnam War

What is the closest word to refugee?

• combat

• army

• escape

• victim

What is the closest word to crisis?

• solution

• problem

• refugee

• treaty

What is the meaning of treaty?

• peace contract

• agreement

• disagreement

• advantage

The Vietnam War is also known as

• the Cold War

• World War II

• the Second Vietnam War

• the Second Indochina War

The National Liberation Front is also called

• the Armed Forces of Vietnam

• the Communist Forces of Vietnam

• the Viet Cong

• the Viet Minh

The Viet Minh were formed in the ________ as a nationalist group seeking Vietnamese independence.

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

Answer explanation

The Viet Minh was formed in the 1940s as a nationalist group seeking Vietnamese independence. As in other Asian countries, Vietnamese nationalism was largely a product of the early 20th century.

The writings of nationalists like Phan Chu Trinh (1872-1926) and Phan Boi Chau (1867-1940) condemned French colonialism and demanded a struggle to remove it. These writers assured the Vietnamese people that they had the capacity to govern themselves.

The Vietnam War was the first war to feature live television coverage.

• True

• False

Check all that apply. The Vietnam War also caused the...

• American Civil War

• Laotian Civil War

• Thai Civil War

• Cambodian Civil War

The US supported the ________ which backed the State of Vietnam in Saigon.

• Japanese

• Soviet Union

• French

• Chinese

On May 7th, 1954, the French garrison at _________ surrendered.

• Hai Phong

• Hanoi

• Saigon

• Dien Bien Phu