Vietnam: How the war started

What country controlled Vietnam before World War 2?

• Germany
• France
• US
• Britain

During World War 2, ___ controlled Vietnam.

• the French

• the Chinese

• the Japanese

In Vietnam after the war, the Viet Minh were ____ who wanted independence from France.

• Fascists

• Democrats

• Communists

The leader of the Viet Minh was ____

• Ho Chih Minh
• Mao Zedong
• Joseph Stalin

___ supported Ho Chih Minh and North Vietnam's independence.

• China and the USSR

• China and the US

• the US and USSR

• the French and the US

After WW2, Vietnam was divided between ____ in the North and US-back groups in the South.

• Fascists

• Democrats

• Communists

After the war, the Communist Viet Minh wanted Vietnam to be independent. They went to war with ____, who wanted their colony back.

• the US

• the British

• the French

ALL of the following were Communist except ___.

• South Vietnam

• North Vietnam

• Soviet Union

• China

• North Korea

Eisenhower's fears of the spread of Communism were called the "____" theory. This theory stated that if ONE country became communist, all neighboring countries would become communist.

• Domino

• Checkers

• Chess

• Democratic

In the war between the Viet Minh and the French, the US supported the ____. The French ____. After 1954, the US continued to support the SOUTH against the COMMUNISTS.

• Viet Minh...won
• French..won
• Viet Minh...lost
• French...lost