Starter quiz
- Match the member of the 'Big 3' to the country they led at the Yalta Conference.
- Winston Churchill⇔Great Britain ✓
- Franklin D. Roosevelt⇔United States ✓
- Joseph Stalin⇔Soviet Union ✓
- Which political ideology did the Soviet Union follow?
- Anarchism
- Capitalism
- Communism ✓
- Fascism
- Monarchy
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- When did the U.S. enter World War Two?
- 4th August, 1914
- 1st September, 1939
- 8th December, 1941 ✓
- 7th May, 1945
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- Which political ideology believes in private ownership and encourages its citizens to make a profit from the work they do?
- 'Capitalism' ✓
- Which two countries switched sides during the Second World War?
- Great Britain
- Japan
- Soviet Union ✓
- United States
- Italy ✓
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- Which event marked the end of World War Two?
- the death of Hitler
- the invasion of the Soviet Union
- the dropping of the atomic bombs ✓
- the Nuremberg Trials
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Exit quiz
- Which three countries made up French Indochina?
- Cambodia ✓
- China
- India
- Laos ✓
- Vietnam ✓
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- Which country controlled French Indochina during World War Two?
- 'Japan' ✓
- What was the name of the Vietnamese communist nationalist group that fought the Japanese and then the French for control of Vietnam?
- Viet Minh ✓
- Paphet Laos
- Khmer Rouge
- Chinese Communist Party
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- Why did the U.S. support France in its conflict against the Viet Minh?
- shared colonial interests
- anti-communist stance ✓
- historical alliance
- economic agreements
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- Which battle saw the Viet Minh defeat the French and drive them out of French Indochina in 1954?
- Battle of Dien Bien Phu ✓
- Battle of Hanoi
- Battle of Hue
- Battle of Saigon
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- Complete the sentence: Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam at the ______ Conference in 1954.
- 'Geneva' ✓
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Key learning points
- Vietnam had previously been part of a French colony known as French Indochina.
- The French fought against a Vietnamese nationalist group, the Viet Minh.
- The French were defeated by the Viet Minh and forced to withdraw from Vietnam.
- At the Geneva Conference in 1954, Vietnam was divided along the 17th parallel.
Common misconception
European countries only created colonies in Africa and the Americas.
European countries set up colonies all over the world, including in Asia.
Keywords
Colony - a colony is an area controlled by an empire
Communist - a communist is somebody who believes all property should be shared equally
Nationalist - a nationalist is someone who identifies positively with their own country and support its interests
Viet minh - the Viet Minh were a communist nationalist group that fought for Vietnamese independence
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