| Question | Answer |
| The name of the country which ruled Vietnam for much of ancient history? | China
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The name of the king who helped Vietnam achieve independence in 939 AD? | Ngo Quyen
| The word referring to when a land or territory is conquered and ruled by a distant, often imperial, power? | Colonisation.
| The European power which took control of Vietnam in the 1800s? | France
| The name used to refer to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam by a European country beginning in the 1800s? | Indochina
| The primary motivation for colonisation? | Economic exploitation
| The name of the Vietnamese resistance and liberation movement formed in 1941? | Viet Minh
| The name of the leader of the Viet Minh? | Ho Chi Minh
| The name of the Asian power which occupied Vietnam during WWII? | Japan
| In August, 1945, what government was established in Vietnam? | Democratic Republic of Vietnam
| France return to re-colonise Vietnam in what year? | 1946
| Which of the two rival superpowers did the leader of the DRV initially try to seek help from? | USA
| Why did the USA support France in Vietnam? | Allies/support for Marshall Plan
| In which war in Asia did the USA fight between 1950-1953? | Korea
| Which countries gave support to the DRV from the 1950s? | Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China
| The name of the war fought by the Vietnamese against the French from 1946? | First Indochina War
| The name of the battle at which DRV forces defeated the French, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from Vietnam? | Dien Bien Phu
| The demilitarized zone established between North and South Vietnam after the defeat of the French? | 17th parallel
| What political system/ideology did the DRV operate under? | Communism
| SEATO stands for? | Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation
| SEATO was established to prevent the spread of...? | Communism in SE Asia
| The Second Indochina War was caused by? | The inability to come to an agreement about elections in Vietnam/conflicting ideologies
| Who was predicted to win the presidential elections in 1956 which never took place? | Ho Chi Minh |
