In 1954, after the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu,

After France’s defeat at Dien Bien Phu, the 1954 Geneva Accords temporarily divided Vietnam near the 17th parallel. The communist-led government controlled the North, while a noncommunist government controlled the South. Therefore, the correct choice is “Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel.”

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