Geneva Accords

Question 1

Terms

Answer 1

1. Vietnam will be divided at the 17th parallel - communists get the North & Bao Dai/Diem get the South.
2. French would leave South Vietnam.
3. 1956 Democratic elections held and Vietnam would be reunified.
   US don’t like agreements, they don’t abide by them and didn’t sign the Accords.

Question 2

Impact on Vietnam

Answer 2

The North would be under the control of Ho Chi Minh and the South under Bao Dai (later Diem)

Question 3

Impact on US

Answer 3

The US considered the division to be permanent. There was supposed to be a 1956 election but it was clear that Ho Chi Minh would win.