Chapter 30 Section 1

Moving Toward conflict

1. What did the Vietminh declare as its main goal?
Vietminh declared that its main goal was to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule.

2. What Did Ho Chi Minh declare after Japan was forced out?
He declared that after Japan had been forced out that Vietnam was and independent nation.

3. How did Ho Chi Minh respond to the return of the French?
The return of French troops saw southern part of Vietnam back under there control, Ho Chi Minh vowed that there troops would fight from the north to liberate the south.

4. Whom did the U.S support?
The US sent its support and aid to the French.

5. What aid did the U.S provide?
The U.S. spent nearly one billion dollars over four years aiding Frances war efforts.

6. Why did the U.S. get involved in the struggle?
To stop communism from spreading.

7. What did Eisenhower compare to a row of dominoes?
He compared the countries of the brink of becoming communist nation as dominoes ready to fall because only one countries needs to become a communist nation for the rest to quickly fallow suit.

8. What did this victory cause the French to do?
After the Vietminh defeated French troops at the outpost at Dien Bien Phu, they were forced to surrender.

9. How did Geneva Accords Change Vietnam?
Several countries gathered together after Frances surrender to create a peace agreement. The Geneva Accords temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel. North Vietnam was controlled by the communists and South Vietnam was given to the control of anticommunist nationalists.

10. Who cancled the Vietnamese elections? Why?
Ngo Dinh Diem, a strong anti communist leader, canceled the elections against Ho Chi Mihn with the support of the united states. They supported him and the canceling of the elections because of the popularity that Ho Chi Minh had gained for himself and his communist party.

11. What authority did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution grant to the U.S. president?
The united stated adopted the Tonkin Gulf Resolution which gave the president, Johnson, broad military powers in Vietnam.

12. What did Operation Rolling Thunder do in North Vietnam?
The first sustained bombing of North Vietnam.

Explain the importance of the HO Chi Minh Trial to the Vietnam war?
This trial allowed to Ho Chi Minh to transfer arms to his support groups, these groups lead fighting and attacks that lead to an extreme weakening in South Vietnam.