Activity 1 - The impact on Indochina

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Activity Tasks

1. Research - Complete the relevant sections of this worksheet examining the impact of the French Indochina War. 
   1. Why was the DRV forced to accept the Geneva Accords?
   2. Why were nationwide elections not held in 1956?
   3. How did the Viet Minh consolidate power in North Vietnam?
   4. What type of regime did Diem construct in South Vietnam?
   5. How did relations between the DRV and RVN evolve?

Activity 2 - What was the impact on Laos?

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Activity Tasks

1. Research - Complete the relevant sections of this worksheet examining the impact of the French Indochina War. Try to research and incorporate the answers to these questions in your work:
   1. What was the impact of the 1953 Viet Minh invasion on Laos?
   2. How was Laos impacted by the outcome of the French Indochina War?
   3. How did US support for Laos increase after 1954?
   4. Why was Laos so significant for the region?

Activity 3 - What was the impact on the US?

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Activity Tasks

1. Research - Complete the relevant sections of this worksheet examining the impact of the French Indochina War. Try to research and incorporate the answers to these questions in your work:
   1. What role did SEATO play in US policy towards SE Asia?
   2. How did the US support Diem’s regime?
   3. How did Eisenhower’s policies towards Indochina evolve?
   4. Was Vietnam ‘Kennedy’s War’?

Further Reading

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OBLIGATORY READING

1. Sanders, V. (2015). Access to History: The Cold War in Asia, 1945-93, pp. 109-133

RECOMMENDED READING

1. Alphahistory. (2019, June 15). The Geneva Accords of 1954. Vietnam War. 

SUPPLEMENTARY READING

1. Dien Bien Phu & the Fall of French Indochina, 1954. (2020). State.Gov.

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