WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ho Chi Minh fought for a ____ government in Vietnam, while Ngô Đình Diệm led the ____ government.
A
Communist / Democratic
B
Democratic / Communist
C
Socialist / Communist
D
Fascist / Democratic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Among the 20th century revolutionaries, Ho Chi Minh waged the longest-and in terms of human lives sacrificed, the costliest-battle against colonial power. The forces he led fought and defeated the Japanese, the French and finally the Americans in his fight for Vietnamese independence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Inspired by the Bolshevik Revolution, he joined the Communist Party and traveled to the Soviet Union. He helped found the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930 and the League for the Independence of Vietnam, or Viet Minh, in 1941.

Detailed explanation-3: -To fight off both Japanese occupiers and the French colonial administration, political leader Ho Chi Minh-inspired by Chinese and Soviet communism-formed the Viet Minh, or the League for the Independence of Vietnam.

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