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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| French possession in Southeast Asia prior to World War Two, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos | Indochina |
| Leader of the nationalist movement, traveled to Soviet Union, advocates communism, wanted to break away from France | Ho Chi Minh |
| Nationalist group created to force Japan out during World War Two, both communist and non-communist | Vietminh |
| Reclaimed Indochina after World War Two, asked for US help | France |
| Eisenhower belief that if Vietnam fell to communists the other countries in the region would fall, argument for containment | Domino Theory |
| Irregular troops, blend into civilian population, carry out hit and run and ambush tactics, did not wear traditional uniform, difficult to fight | Guerilla |
| Mountain town in northwest Vietnam held by the French, 1954 Vietminh surround and force the French to surrender, France withdraws from Indochina | Dien Bien Phu |
| Divides Vietnam along the 17th parallel, North- Vietminh and Ho Chi Minh, South- pro western regime, elections to be held in 1956 to choose government, Cambodia granted independence | Geneva Accords |
| Anti-communist, pro-western leader of South Vietnam, Catholic, opposed to Buddhism | Ngo Dinh Diem |