Q 01/05

Vietnam was divided at which line of latitude after the 1954 Geneva Conference?

A) The 17th parallel

B) The 38th parallel

C) The 20th parallel

D) The 15th parallel

Answer · why

A) The 17th parallel

The Soviets and Chinese pushed the Viet Minh leader to accept it, arguing he would win the promised elections within a couple of years.

Q 02/05

Which 1954 battle ended French rule in Indochina?

A) Hanoi Bridge

B) Dien Bien Phu

C) Hue Citadel

D) Khe Sanh Base

Answer · why

B) Dien Bien Phu

The Viet Minh hauled heavy artillery up the mountains around the French garrison and besieged it for eight weeks.

Q 03/05

Which Viet Minh general commanded the 1954 siege that defeated the French?

A) Văn Tiến Dũng

B) Phạm Văn Đồng

C) Võ Nguyên Giáp

D) Lê Duẩn

Answer · why

C) Võ Nguyên Giáp

The Geneva Accords were signed ten weeks after the garrison fell.

Q 04/05

Who led South Vietnam from 1954 until his overthrow and death in a 1963 coup?

A) Nguyen Van Thieu

B) Bao Dai

C) Duong Van Minh

D) Ngo Dinh Diem

Answer · why

D) Ngo Dinh Diem

The coup was US-backed and came three weeks before Kennedy's own assassination.

Q 05/05

The 1963 religious crisis in South Vietnam erupted after protesters in Hue were shot for displaying what?

A) The Buddhist flag

B) Portraits of Ho Chi Minh

C) Anti-American banners

D) The old imperial flag

Answer · why

A) The Buddhist flag

The government was seen as favouring Catholics; Diem's brother Nhu ran the secret police blamed for the repression.