Vietnam to 1954
After Dien Bien Phu the colonial power (FR0) pulls out of Indochina
* USA fears that the whole of Asia would fall to conference
1954 Geneva Conference
* ceasefire
* French withdrawal
* Division of Vietnam at the 17th Parallel until elections
o USA hinder these elections
* The Vietminh establish a communist regime in the North
* The South establishes an authoritarian government with USA backing
After Dien Bien Phu the colonial power (FR0) pulls out of Indochina
* USA fears that the whole of Asia would fall to conference
1954 Geneva Conference
* ceasefire
* French withdrawal
* Division of Vietnam at the 17th Parallel until elections
o USA hinder these elections
* The Vietminh establish a communist regime in the North
* The South establishes an authoritarian government with USA backing
