Start of First Indochina War for independence from French rule
- 1. When did the First Indochina War start?
A) 1954
B) 1946
C) 1962
D) 1975
- 2. Which country was trying to gain independence from French rule during the First Indochina War?
A) Thailand
B) Laos
C) Cambodia
D) Vietnam
- 3. Who was the leader of the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War?
A) Ho Chi Minh
B) Kim Il Sung
C) Mao Zedong
D) Pol Pot
- 4. Which major battle marked the beginning of the First Indochina War?
A) Battle of Dien Bien Phu
B) Battle of Saigon
C) Battle of Hue
D) Battle of Hanoi
- 5. The Geneva Accords of 1954 divided Vietnam into which two regions?
A) West and East
B) Central and Coastal
C) Urban and Rural
D) North and South
- 6. What was the capital of North Vietnam during the First Indochina War?
A) Hanoi
B) Phnom Penh
C) Saigon
D) Bangkok
- 7. What was the primary tactic employed by the Viet Minh against the French forces?
A) Naval bombardment
B) Conventional battles
C) Aerial bombings
D) Guerrilla warfare
- 8. What was the outcome of the 1954 Geneva Conference in relation to Vietnam?
A) Continued French colonial rule
B) Complete independence for Vietnam
C) Temporary division of the country
D) Permanent unification of the country
- 9. What role did the Viet Minh play in the fight for independence during the First Indochina War?
A) Leading the struggle against French rule
B) Remaining neutral in the conflict
C) Influencing the Chinese government
D) Supporting the French colonial authorities
- 10. Which U.S. President made the controversial decision to escalate American involvement in Vietnam?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Richard Nixon
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
- 11. Which agreement ended the First Indochina War in 1954?
A) Paris Peace Accords
B) Potsdam Agreement
C) Versailles Treaty
D) Geneva Accords
- 12. The First Indochina War was a conflict between the Viet Minh and which colonial power?
A) Britain
B) France
C) Portugal
D) Netherlands
- 13. Who was the French general in charge of operations in Indochina during the early stages of the war?
A) Philippe Leclerc
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) Henri Navarre
D) Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
- 14. Which Vietnamese nationalist leader collaborated with the Japanese during World War II and later opposed Ho Chi Minh?
A) Ngo Dinh Diem
B) Tran Trong Kim
C) Phan Boi Chau
D) Bao Dai
- 15. Where was the provisional division line established in Vietnam under the Geneva Accords of 1954?
A) 38th parallel
B) Berlin Wall
C) Mason-Dixon line
D) 17th parallel
- 16. Which country was not a signatory to the Geneva Accords that ended the First Indochina War?
A) USSR
B) Vietnam
C) China
D) United States
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