USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The former capital of non-communist South Vietnam was ____
A
Soc Trang
B
Seoul
C
Saigon
D
Hanoi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It first received international recognition in 1949 as the State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon (renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in 1976), before becoming a republic in 1955.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamese Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh, formerly (until 1976) Saigon, largest city in Vietnam. It was the capital of the French protectorate of Cochinchina (1862–1954) and of South Vietnam (1954–75).

Detailed explanation-3: -Hanoi was the capital of North Vietnam and Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-4: -Known as Saigon ( pronunciation ) until the end of the Vietnam War, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina, and later of the former state of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975.

Detailed explanation-5: -Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam from 1954-1975.

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