Which declaration made Ho believe he could rely o Western Powers to aid him in the fight against foreign powers?
The American Declaration of independance in which it was stated all men are created equal
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What orrigionaly inspired Ho?
Patriotism
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Where did Ho visit in 1924 and what was his impression?
Moscow, he left unimpressed as the Soviet leaders were'nt interested
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When did the Vietnamese people begin to rebel against the French?
1927
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When did Ho establish the Indo-Chinese Communist Party?
1929
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Who was Bo Dai?
The Emporor of Vietnam.
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To what age was Boa Dai educated and where?
19 in France
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What quality did Boa Dai lack to be a good leader?
Forcefulness
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when did the Japanese invade Vietnam?
1941
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Who did the people turn to for a leader?
Ho Chi Minh
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When did Ho Chi Minh return to Vietnam?
1941
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What was the full name of Ho chi Minh's movemnet?
Vietnam Independant Leauge
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What did the Vietminh offer the people of Vietnam?
Fairer distribution of wealth, Power and Freedom from foreighners
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Why did Roosevelt origionaly want to allow France to keep Vietnam?
To inspire the French
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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.
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What was Roosevelts final decision?
To alllow the French to keep Indochina as long as they promised to steer them towards independance.
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What about the Americans impressed Ho?
Their economic and military strength.
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Who did the Americans cooperate with to fgiht the Japanese?
The Vietminh
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How did Ho try tp flatter the Americans in 1945?
He asked them to help him write his speach given to thousands of defeated Japanese.
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In Ho's 1945 speach what did he declare and how?
He declared the independance of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and began by quoting the American declaration of independance.
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When did Roosevelt die and who replaced him?
April 1945 and Truman
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What did Truman assure the French of?
That America recognised their preeminant position in Indochina.
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Why had the Americans stopped cooperating with Ho?
Increasign anti-communist feeling
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What was the belife abaout communism after WW2?
Communism threatened international free trade and democratic ideals essential to American security.
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After the Japanese defeat in 1945 what happend in Vietnam?
It desended into chaos
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What happened in September 1945?
Some Vietminh clashed with French troops.
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Why did the U.S. oppinion of the U.S.S.R. affect Vietnam?
They were convinced Ho was a puppet of the Kremlin.
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Why did the U.S.'s issue with China affect Vietnam?
They feared even more communist expansion and when China accepted the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1950 the U.S. responded by recognising the French "Assosiated State Of Vietnam
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By the end of 1950 how much had the U.S. given France?
$2 billion for the war and $50 million for technological and economic aid for Vietnam
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The American Declaration of independance in which it was stated all men are created equal
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