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The War in Vietnam — Unit test

Question 14 • MCPSS AL-Grade 6 United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present - Summer School 2026

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

Answer
A
Communists controlled all of Vietnam.
B
Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel.
C
an international committee gave Vietnam back to France.
D
the United States sent troops to Vietnam to remove the Communists.

Explanation

After France’s defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the Geneva Accords temporarily divided Vietnam near the 17th parallel. North Vietnam was governed by the Communists, while South Vietnam remained non-Communist. Therefore, the correct choice is “Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel.”

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