Demonstration
• You must be aware of the history of Vietnam and foreign involvement before the United States intervened. A key question is this; • What inspired this Vietnamese nationalism that would eventually defeat the worlds greatest superpower? • As you read through the history of Vietnam and nationalism, create your own timeline of the key events.
Key Dates; • • • • • • • •
1887 1911-1941 1919 1924 1929 1941 2nd September 1945 October 1945-February 1946
Key Questions • What was Indochina? • What is meant by "self determination"? • Who was Bao Dai, and how did he increase Ho Chi Minh's popularity? • What inspired Ho Chi Minh in his nationalistic and communist outlook? • Why was Roosevelt so inconsistent in his attitude towards an independent Vietnam? • What was Trumans's attitude towards Vietnamese independence from France?