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Section III (Peace and Conflict): Conflict in Indochina 1954-1979

14 dot points across 14 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did the anti-war movement and the media affect the conduct and the outcome of the war?

How was the war conducted by the United States and its allies from 1965 to 1968?

How did the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam contribute to the conflict?

How and why did South Vietnam fall in 1975?

How did Ho Chi Minh and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam shape the conflict?

What was the impact of the conflict on civilians and Indochinese society?

How did the conflict extend to Cambodia and what was the impact of the Khmer Rouge regime?

What was the nature of the conflict in Indochina, and why was it fought as guerrilla and conventional war?

What were the origins of the conflict in Indochina and how did the First Indochina War end?

How did China and the Soviet Union shape the course of the conflict in Indochina?

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive of 1968?

How and why did the United States escalate its involvement in the conflict?

How did the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia and the Sino-Vietnamese war bring the conflict to an end in 1979?

How did Vietnamisation and the Paris peace process bring the United States out of the conflict?