The Geneva agreement was held the day after Dien Bien Phu fell. President Eisenhower wanted the French to keep fighting, however the French had had enough. Ho Chi Minh, the communist leader of North Vietnam, was extremely popular throughout the whole of Vietnam. this is why the Vietminh wanted early elections so the people of Vietnam could elect Ho Chi Minh. The Western powers were worried about Ho Chi Minh's poularity, and therefore wanted a long delay. They agreed on deviding Vietnam along the 17th parallel and decide an election should take place two years later.
This election never came.
Ho Chi Minh
Geneva accords
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.
the division of Vietnam into two countries
It forced French troops to leave Vietnam and divided Vietnam into two countries. (A)
Ho Chi Minh
The Geneva Accords divided Korea in 1954
Geneva accords
Divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel
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.
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.
To end the war.
the division of Vietnam into two countries
Vietnam was united into one country.
Vietnam was divided into two separate nations
It prevented elections in South Vietnam
It prevented elections in South Vietnam