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6. What did Truman assure the French of?

  • That America recognised their preeminant position in Indochina.
  • That they would suppoet the Frech in a war against Vietnam
  • That they would make thwir commiment to the French known

7. when did the Japanese invade Vietnam?

  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1941
  • 1940

8. How did Ho try tp flatter the Americans in 1945?

  • He asked them to write him a speech that would be heard by thiusands
  • He asked them to help him write his speach given to thousands of defeated Japanese.
  • He asked their opinion of Foreign policy
  • He asked them to help him run Vietnam.

9. In Ho's 1945 speach what did he declare and how?

  • He declared Vietnam a joint republic with the American ambassdors help
  • He declared the independance of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and began by quoting the American declaration of independance.
  • He Declare the independance of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam using the American constitiution.

10. Why did Roosevelt later decide in 1943 to entrust Vietnam to an international trusteeship?

  • He decided that the French had 'milked' Indochina for 100 years and had left them worse than before.
  • He felt that Vietnam needed nurturing more than thew French could offer
  • He wanted influence in Vietnam

11. What about the Americans impressed Ho?

  • Their economic and military strength.
  • Thei Commitment to freedom
  • Their diplomatic ability

12. Who did the Americans cooperate with to fgiht the Japanese?

  • Boa Dia
  • The Vietminh
  • The French

13. Why did the U.S. oppinion of the U.S.S.R. affect Vietnam?

  • They were convinced Ho was a puppet of the Kremlin.
  • They were convinced Ho had more alligence to the USSR
  • The USSR made relations with Vietnam impossible

14. What was Roosevelts final decision?

  • To put Vietnam into an international trusteeship
  • To alllow the French to keep Indochina as long as they promised to steer them towards independance.
  • To allow the French to keep Vietnam and rule over them as they had been doing.

15. What quality did Boa Dai lack to be a good leader?

  • Fairness
  • Forcefulness
  • Relatability

16. When did the Vietnamese people begin to rebel against the French?

  • 1926
  • 1930
  • 1927
  • 1929

17. What orrigionaly inspired Ho?

  • Communism
  • Patriotism
  • Socialism

18. Why did Roosevelt origionaly want to allow France to keep Vietnam?

  • He belived they had the right to keep Vietnam
  • To inspire the French
  • He was an imperialist

19. After the Japanese defeat in 1945 what happend in Vietnam?

  • It desended into chaos
  • Ho Chi Minh took control
  • The French took control

20. Who did the people turn to for a leader?

  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Boa Dai
  • Roosevelt