What body of water is the capital of North Vietnam in the mid 1950s located next to?
Red River
Title: Beasts of the Sea
Passage: Beasts of the Sea (French: Les bêtes de la mer) is a paper collage on canvas by Henri Matisse from 1950. It is currently in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.. During the early-to-mid-1940s Matisse was in poor health. Eventually by 1950 he stopped painting in favor of his paper cutouts. "Beasts of the Sea," is an example of Matisse's final body of works known as the "cutouts".
Title: Nhật Tân Bridge
Passage: The Nhật Tân Bridge (or "Vietnam–Japan Friendship Bridge") is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Red River in Hanoi, inaugurated on January 4, 2015. It forms part of a new six-lane highway linking Hanoi and Noi Bai International Airport. The project is funded by a Japan International Cooperation Agency ODA loan.
Title: North Vietnam
Passage: Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa 1945 -- 1976 Flag Emblem Motto ``Độc lập -- Tự do -- Hạnh phúc ''(English:`` Independence -- Freedom -- Happiness'') Anthem ``Tiến Quân Ca ''(English:`` Army March'') Location of North Vietnam in Southeast Asia. Capital Hanoi Languages Vietnamese (official) Government Unitary Marxist -- Leninist one - party socialist republic Party Chairman First Secretary 1945 -- 1956 Trường Chinh 1956 -- 1960 Hồ Chí Minh 1960 -- 1976 Lê Duẩn President 1945 -- 1969 Hồ Chí Minh 1969 -- 1976 Tôn Đức Thắng Prime Minister 1945 -- 1955 Hồ Chí Minh 1955 -- 1976 Phạm Văn Đồng Historical era Cold War Vietnam War Republic declared September 2, 1945 Viet Minh reenters Hanoi October 10, 1954 PAVN enters Saigon April 30, 1975 North and South Vietnam merged July 2, 1976 Area 1960 157,880 km (60,960 sq mi) Population 1960 est. 15,916,955 Density 101 / km (261 / sq mi) 1974 est. 23,767,300 Density 151 / km (390 / sq mi) Currency đồng cash (until 1948) Preceded by Succeeded by French Indochina Empire of Vietnam Vietnam Today part of Vietnam
North Vietnam Nhật Tân Bridge