Vietnam War

1. In 1954, the Geneva Agreement temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel. Describe the social, political, and economic differences between the North and the South prior to 1945, and explain how French colonization contributed to the north/south divide. 2. The 1954 battle at Dien Bien Phu is an obvious example of Vietnamese resistance to French colonial rule, however, Vietnamese resistance to French Imperialism manifested itself in various forms prior to the war. Describe the intellectual, cultural and political forms of Vietnamese resistance, broadly constructed, right across the political spectrum, to the pervasive nature of French colonial rule over Vietnam.              

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