Unit 4: Paper 1 — Conflict and Displacement
Topic 4.2: Indochina refugee crisis (1975–1990) Questions
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What name was given to refugees who fled Vietnam by small, overloaded boats after 1975?
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Which US law, passed in 1980, created a clearer legal system for admitting Indochinese refugees?
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What was the main purpose of the Orderly Departure Program agreed between Vietnam and UNHCR in 1979?
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By the late 1980s, why did first-asylum countries and UNHCR move toward the tougher Comprehensive Plan of Action (1989)?
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Why were the Hmong in Laos particularly likely to face reprisals from the new Pathet Lao government after 1975?
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What economic policy, introduced especially from 1978 in Vietnam, badly damaged livelihoods such as those of the Hoa community in Cholon?
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Approximately what proportion of Cambodia's Cham Muslim population is estimated to have died under Khmer Rouge rule?
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Which city fell to the Khmer Rouge on 17 April 1975?
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What was the main stated purpose of sending former South Vietnamese soldiers and officials to re-education camps?
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Approximately how many Cambodians are estimated to have died under Khmer Rouge rule (1975-1979)?
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Which group faced particular discrimination and property seizures in Vietnam in the late 1970s, especially after tensions rose between Vietnam and China?
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Which group made up the majority of ethnic Chinese traders forced out of Vietnam after the 1978-79 border war with China?
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What was the main reason the Montagnard of Vietnam's Central Highlands faced persecution and land seizure after 1975?
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Why were the Hmong of Laos specifically targeted by the Pathet Lao government after its takeover in December 1975?
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When did Vietnam invade Cambodia and topple the Khmer Rouge regime, triggering a much larger wave of Cambodian refugees?
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