Escalation of conflict in Vietnam (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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French colonial territory that included Vietnam
French colonial territory that included Vietnam
Indochina
Year Japan took control of Vietnam
Year Japan took control of Vietnam
1940
Leader of Vietnamese independence movement
Leader of Vietnamese independence movement
Ho Chi Minh
Name of Vietnamese independence movement
Name of Vietnamese independence movement
Vietminh
Year First Indochina War began
Year First Indochina War began
1946
Date Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence
Date Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence
2 September 1945
Battle that decisively defeated French forces in 1954
Battle that decisively defeated French forces in 1954
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Month and year of Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Month and year of Battle of Dien Bien Phu
May 1954
Three countries in French Indochina
Three countries in French Indochina
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Year Chinese communists won civil war & aided Vietminh
Year Chinese communists won civil war & aided Vietminh
1949
Size of Vietminh army after Chinese support
Size of Vietminh army after Chinese support
300,000 soldiers
% of France's war costs US funded by 1953
% of France's war costs US funded by 1953
80%
Theory: communism would spread across Southeast Asia
Theory: communism would spread across Southeast Asia
Domino Theory
Conference that ended First Indochina War (July 1954)
Conference that ended First Indochina War (July 1954)
Geneva Conference
Year Ho Chi Minh established the Vietminh
Year Ho Chi Minh established the Vietminh
1941