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Flashcards by Joanna van Dyk, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Joanna van Dyk
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Before World War 2 what was Vietnam a part of? | The French empire |
| Who invaded Vietnam in world war 2? | Japan |
| What did the Vietminh fight for? | Vietnamese independence |
| What was decided at Geneva? | French would leave Vietnam and the country would be split along the 17th Parallel until elections could be held. |
| Who led the South? | Ngo Dinh Diem |
| When did civil war break out? | 1958 |
| Why was Diem disliked? | He was corrupt, refused to give peasants land, treated the Buddhist population badly |
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