The Geneva Accords, signed in 1954, aimed to resolve the conflict in Vietnam by temporarily dividing the country into North and South along the 17th parallel. South Vietnam was supported by the United States and was effectively controlled by the anti-communist government led by President Ngo Dinh Diem. The accords stipulated that elections would be held to reunify Vietnam, but these elections were never conducted, leading to further conflict.
Communist influence & military infiltration into South Vietnam began almost immediately after the Geneva Accords divided the country into North & South in 1954/55. The war grew from that point.
The place you are referring to is Vietnam, which was divided into North Vietnam, controlled by the communists, and South Vietnam, governed by a non-communist regime. This division was established after the First Indochina War and was solidified by the Geneva Accords in 1954. The two regions were ultimately reunited under communist control following the Vietnam War, which ended in 1975.
The peace conference that took place after the French were defeated by Ho Chi Minh produced the Geneva Accords. This was when Vietnam was officially divided into North and South Vietnam.
It ceased to provide military and logistic support to South Vietnam as required for both sides. North Vietnam, although bound by the same conditions, continued to build up military capacity, and invaded in full strength against a South Vietnam with no source of reinforcement or ammunition replenishment.
North Vietnamese troops would be allowed to stay in South Vietnam.
A free democratic Republic of South Vietnam; pending elections.
It prevented elections in South Vietnam
It prevented elections in South Vietnam
It is the military demarcation between North and South Vietnam. Established by the Geneva accords in 1954
Communist influence & military infiltration into South Vietnam began almost immediately after the Geneva Accords divided the country into North & South in 1954/55. The war grew from that point.
It prevented elections in South Vietnam
In 1956, it divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel into North and South Vietnam. They remained that way until the South Vietnam government surrendered to North Vietnam forces in April, 1975.
In 1954 after the conclusion of the French Indochina War.
The peace conference that took place after the French were defeated by Ho Chi Minh produced the Geneva Accords. This was when Vietnam was officially divided into North and South Vietnam.
No man's land, the "Z" (DMZ=Demilitarized Zone). Korea's "Z" (DMZ) at the 38th parallel still exists, separating Communist North Korea from the republic of South Korea.
There was probably no spark. It was Ho Chi Minh's plan to unite the two countries from the beginning. Infiltration from the north into the south began almost immediately in the 1950's. I think you could rightfully call the Geneva Accords the "spark". It was the Geneva Accords in 1954 that divided Vietnam into two separate countries with promises to hold general elections to unify it. However, when those elections were not held, the Viet Minh, rulers of the north, decided to unite the country by force.
It ceased to provide military and logistic support to South Vietnam as required for both sides. North Vietnam, although bound by the same conditions, continued to build up military capacity, and invaded in full strength against a South Vietnam with no source of reinforcement or ammunition replenishment.