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CONFLICT IN INDOCHINA: 1954-79

Indochina after the French • consequences of the Vietnamese victory against the French • consequences of the Geneva Peace Agreement for the Vietnamese people to 1964 • political, social, economic and military developments within North and South Vietnam

Assess the importance of nationalism to the Vietnamese up to 1965. (2011)

Assess the importance of the Geneva Peace Agreement to developments within North and South Vietnam to 1964. (2009)

Assess the consequences of the Vietnamese victory against the French for Indochina in the period 1954-1964. (2007)

Evaluate the view that North Vietnam’s determination to spread communism in Indochina caused the failure of the Geneva Peace Agreement by the 1960s. (2004)

The USA and Indochina • political and social issues in Indochina by 1960 • nature and development of US policy towards Indochina • impact of direct US military involvement in Vietnam and the consequences for Vietnam and Cambodia

To what extent was US involvement responsible for the ongoing conflict in Indochina in the period 1954-1979? (2008)

Evaluate the view that an inability to separate nationalism from communism dominated US policy towards Indochina in the period 1954-1968. (2006)

To what extent was nationalism a cause of conflict in Indochina in the period 1954-1968? (2006 sample paper)

Discuss the significance of the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident in the growth of US intervention in Vietnam in the period 1954-1968. (2003)

Explain why the United States sent advisors and ground troops to Vietnam in the period between 1961 and 1968.

Assess the importance of anti-communism in shaping the policies of the United States towards Indochina between 1954 and 1979. (2002)

Evaluate the effectiveness of the South Vietnamese Government in maintaining power until 1968. (2000 Sample paper)

The Second Indochina War • nature and effectiveness of the strategy and tactics

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