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Chapter 16 Section 1 Study Guide
Cold War Roots of the Conflict in Vietnam
Pgs. 433 – 437
Define: French Indochina (also think about “where is it”?) –
How did the French government benefit by possessing this area (French Indochina)?
Define: Ho Chi Minh –
Define: Viet Minh –
Why did Ho Chi Minh organize the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP)?
How did the United States help Ho Chi Minh during World War II? Why did the U.S. do
this?
Define: Policy of Containment –
What event in Asia made the U.S. very concerned about the spread of Communism?
When the French were fighting the Viet Minh, why did the U.S. come to France’s aid?
Define: Domino Theory –
What happened at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu? What did Vietnam look like (how was it
divided) after the Geneva Accords?
Define: Ngo Dinh Diem –
How did Diem rule South Vietnam?
Why did the Diem government fail to win the ‘support of the people’?
Define: Viet Cong –
What were the Viet Cong prepared to do about Diem’s government in South Vietnam?
Define: Ho Chi Minh Trail –
How did the Ho Chi Minh Trail attempt to achieve victory for the Viet Cong?
Why did American leaders “lose faith” in Diem’s South Vietnamese government?
What happened to Diem? WHY WAS THIS A PROBLEM FOR THE UNITED STATES?