The Geneva Conference -1954 (Vietnam War)
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- The Geneva Conference - 1954
- Aim: to reach an agreement about the future of Indochina
- French: wished to retain control of Vietnam
- USA: wanted to contain any further Communist gains
- Vietminh: wanted independence for Vietname
- China: preferred French control rather than USA, but in reality, wanted no colonial involvement
- Vietminh in dominant position - won the battle of Dien Bien Phu
- Dominated most of Vietnam politically and militarily
- Signing of the Accords forestalled US intervention and gave it time to rebuild its influence in the South
- Eventually move towards unification through the 1956 elections
- Outcome: Vietnam to be split at the 17th parallel
- National elections to be held in July 1956, following a year of consultation between representative of the two zones
- French = South, Vietminh = North
- No troop reinforcements, no rearming and no foreign military alliances
- National elections to be held in July 1956, following a year of consultation between representative of the two zones
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