The Vietnam War – A Nation Divided

Concept: Global Interaction

Inquiry Question: Was the Vietnam War a people's war OR a war of the Super Powers?

To Know:

What was the Geneva Why were national elections Where did most Vietnamese
Agreement? not held 1955? live?
The Geneva Agreement National elections were not Most Vietnamese lived in rural
in 1954 was a treaty that held in 1955 as agreed upon in areas, engaged in agriculture,
ended the First Indochina the Geneva Agreement and were affected by the land
War and divided Vietnam because the US and South reforms implemented by the
into North Vietnam Vietnam feared that Ho Chi communist government in the
(communist) and South Minh's communist government North and the anti-communist
Vietnam (non- in the North would win, unifying policies in the South.
communist) at the 17th Vietnam under communist rule.
parallel.
Why did land reforms fail Why did land reforms fail in the Why did the anti-communist
in the South? North? campaign in the South
Land reforms failed in the Land reforms in the North generate terror?
South because of the failed due to poor The anti-communist campaign
resistance from the implementation, lack of support in the South generated terror
landlords and the lack of from the local population, and because of the brutal methods
support from the US- resistance from landlords and used by the government, such
backed government, wealthy farmers. as torture, imprisonment, and
which favored the executions, to suppress dissent
interests of the and eliminate perceived threats
landowning class. to its power.
Who were the Viet Why did the US continue to Why did the US allow the coup
Cong? support South Vietnam? to occur against Diem?
The Viet Cong were The US continued to support The US allowed the coup
communist guerrilla South Vietnam to prevent the against Diem because they
fighters in South Vietnam spread of communism in believed he was becoming
who fought against the Southeast Asia and to uphold increasingly unpopular and
government and its allies, its commitment to containing ineffective in his leadership,
including the United communism during the Cold and they hoped that a new
States, during the War. leader would be able to
Vietnam War. stabilize South Vietnam and
more effectively fight against
the Viet Cong.

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