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Section III (Peace and Conflict): Conflict in Indochina 1954-1979
Quick questions on Origins of conflict and French defeat 1954: HSC Modern History Indochina
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What are the Geneva Accords?Show answer
The Geneva Conference (26 April to 21 July 1954), chaired by Anthony Eden and Vyacheslav Molotov, addressed Korea then Indochina. The Indochina session opened on 8 May, the day after Dien Bien Phu fell.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from the Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference (21 July 1954). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the origins of the conflict in Vietnam after 1954. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the French defeat in 1954 made American intervention in Vietnam inevitable. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Fredrik Logevall and Christopher Goscha on the origins of American intervention in Vietnam. [10 marks]
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