Some sample questions from this category:
* According to mythology, what was the name of the first ruler of Vietnam?
* What was the name of the first verifiable culture in Vietnam?
* In 111 B.C., Vietnam was invaded and conquered by China, a rule that would last over a thousand years. What was the name of the Chinese dynasty that conquered Vietnam at that time?
* During the reign of the Han Chinese in Vietnam, two sisters led a rebellion. They are now revered as national heroes. What was the family name of these two sisters?
* During the early 19th century, Vietnam was divided into three separate entities. Which of the following was not one of the three?
* Vietnam was reunited again by 1887, under the governance of a European country. Which European country conquered Vietnam?
* In 1949, a former Annamite emperor was crowned emperor once again, by the French, under a unified government within the French Union. He was finally deposed in 1955, the last Vietnamese emperor. What was his name?
* The final French defeat, at the hands of the Vietnamese, took place in 1954. What was the name of this battle?
* In July of 1995, full diplomatic relations between Vietnam and what country were re-established, after a 20 year period of non-communication?
* This man was Emperor (1925-45) and Premier (1949) of Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Japanese and then the French.
* Ho Chi Minh collaborated with this agency, helping them to oust the Japanese. This organization later became the CIA.
* Ho Chi Minh wrote several letters to this American president, asking him to recognize Viet Nam's independence from France.
* France's attempt to recolonize Viet Nam, from 1946-54, is sometimes called this.
* In 1941 Vietnamese nationalists established the League for the Independence of Viet Nam. During the war against France it was called the ___ ?
* This nation gave considerable support to the French as they started their campaigns in Viet Nam. There were as many as 26,000 of this nation's troops in the country in 1945.
* Defeats by the Viet Minh at these two places in the fall of 1950 brought French Army morale to an all time low.
* In May, 1953 this general assumed command of French forces and went to Paris to plead for more troops and for American material support.
* Representatives of major combatants and several involved nations met at this city to partition Viet Nam and set up free elections in 1956.
* When was the first known Chinese innvasion of Vietnam?
* In AD40, a succesful rebellion was led by a group of women, and for a while China was kept at bay. These famous women were called the ______ sisters. What was the name that they were known by?
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