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Quiz for Source 22.1: Articulating Independence

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Source 22.1 Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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Question 22.1

The primary context for this Vietnamese Declaration was
The primary context for this Vietnamese Declaration was
A. the end of Japanese occupation in 1945.
B. the final defeat of French colonialism in 1954.
C. victory over American intervention in the mid-1970s.
D. the end of a brief war with China in 1979.
Question 22.2

The Declaration accuses the French of
The Declaration accuses the French of
A. dividing the country into several parts.
B. inculcating French values and suppressing Vietnamese culture.
C. turning Vietnam into a communist society.
D. forcibly converting the population to Christianity and suppressing local Buddhist beliefs.
Question 22.3

To which of these anticolonial sources did the Vietnamese Declaration turn for support?
To which of these anticolonial sources did the Vietnamese Declaration turn for support?
A. Gandhi and the Indian nationalist movement
B. African independence movements
C. The example of the Russian and Chinese revolutions
D. The North American Revolution of 1776
Question 22.4

How is the Japanese invasion of Indochina described in the Declaration?
How is the Japanese invasion of Indochina described in the Declaration?
A. The Japanese liberated the Vietnamese from oppressive French rule.
B. The arrival of the Japanese increased Vietnamese suffering.
C. The Vietnamese are indebted to the French for defending them from the Japanese.
D. The Japanese inspired the Vietnamese to finally seek their freedom through the United Nations.