First Indochina War
This quiz goes some way towards covering the content of the NSW HSC Modern History Indochina option on the First Indochina War. It is an introductory topic.
- 1.
For what specific conflict was the Geneva Conference of 1954 called?
- A.
World War II
- B.
Malayan Emergency
- C.
Vietnam Conflict
- D.
Korean Conflict
Correct Answer
D. Korean Conflict -
- 2.
Which general led the VIetminh at Dien Bien Phu and continued through to the final victory in Saigon in 1975?
- A.
Vo Nguyen Giap.
- B.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- C.
Pham Van Dong
- D.
Bao Dai
Correct Answer
A. Vo Nguyen Giap. -
- 3.
Who was the General in charge of the French forces at Dien Bien Phu?
- A.
De Castres
- B.
Giap
- C.
De Gaule
- D.
Navarre
Correct Answer
A. De Castres -
- 4.
Who was sent out as the final French commander to battle the Vietminh?
- A.
De Castres
- B.
Giap
- C.
Cambodialle
- D.
Navarre
Correct Answer
D. Navarre -
- 5.
What was one immediate impact of the North Korean invasion of South Korea on the Indochina conflict?
- A.
The Mekong Delta flooded.
- B.
War supplies flooded in Vietminh hands from the Chinese.
- C.
War supplies flooded into French hands from the US.
- D.
No impact.
Correct Answer
C. War supplies flooded into French hands from the US. -
- 6.
Ho Chi Minh
- A.
Was a Stalinist.
- B.
Was a Trotskyite.
- C.
Was a Francophile.
- D.
Was ambidextrous.
Correct Answer
A. Was a Stalinist. -
- 7.
The name of the Vietnam Communist Party was the
- A.
Lao Dong
- B.
Pham van Dong
- C.
Lao Dai
- D.
Truong Chinh
Correct Answer
A. Lao Dong -
- 8.
Who supported the Vietminh demand that they be given control over Vietnam and the French be refused re-entry?
- A.
Franklin River
- B.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- C.
Ngo Dinh Diem
- D.
Bao Dai
Correct Answer
B. Franklin Delano Roosevelt -
- 9.
Diem refused to run elections in 1956 because
- A.
He feared losing them to the Russians
- B.
He was busy in France organising financial support for the greater part of the year
- C.
He had not signed the Geneva Accords and did not feel bound by them
- D.
The French forced him to refuse them.
Correct Answer
C. He had not signed the Geneva Accords and did not feel bound by them -
- 10.
Who was the VIetnamese emperor dealt with by the French in the period up to 54?
- A.
Bao Diem
- B.
Diem Bao
- C.
Hoa Ho
- D.
Bao Dai.
Correct Answer
D. Bao Dai. -
- 11.
One immediate impact of the Communist Chinese reaching the border with Vietnam in 1949 was..
- A.
The Cold War.
- B.
The escalation of the war to atomic proportions
- C.
The conflict becoming conventional.
- D.
Harry Truman being voted out in favour of Dwight Eisenhower
Correct Answer
C. The conflict becoming conventional. -
- 12.
In 1946 the French shelled which Vietnamese port city killing 6000 Vietnamese
- A.
Saigon
- B.
Hanoi
- C.
Hapchong
- D.
Haiphong
Correct Answer
D. Haiphong -
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