The ending of conflict in Vietnam (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Vietnam became unified communist country
Year Vietnam became unified communist country
April 1975
New name for Saigon after 1975
New name for Saigon after 1975
Ho Chi Minh City
Year Ho Chi Minh died
Year Ho Chi Minh died
1969
North Vietnam's main ideological goal
North Vietnam's main ideological goal
Unite Vietnam & gain independence from foreign control
Type of war approach North Vietnam adopted
Type of war approach North Vietnam adopted
Total war (everyone had to contribute)
Countries that provided support to North Vietnam
Countries that provided support to North Vietnam
China and Soviet Union
Year Soviet Union began supporting North Vietnam
Year Soviet Union began supporting North Vietnam
1965
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
Supply route through Laos and Cambodia
North Vietnam's leadership structure advantage
North Vietnam's leadership structure advantage
Unified - Communist Party had complete control
Vietnam's economic condition in 1975
Vietnam's economic condition in 1975
Completely collapsed
How many sent to re-education camps after 1975?
How many sent to re-education camps after 1975?
Approximately 1.5 million people
How South Vietnamese peasants resisted after 1975
How South Vietnamese peasants resisted after 1975
Refused to work & killed their livestock
What was the 'boat people' crisis?
What was the 'boat people' crisis?
Continued emigration of Vietnamese refugees after the war
When did Ho Chi Minh declare Vietnam's independence?
When did Ho Chi Minh declare Vietnam's independence?
September 1945
When was the Vietcong established?
When was the Vietcong established?
Late 1950s