THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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He created a communist government with himself as leader.
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He opened negotiations with the French after they pulled out.
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He raised an army to attack South Vietnam.
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He refused to hold elections and reunify the country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Diem announced, with American approval, that he was not going to carry out national elections as called for by the Geneva Accords. He refused even to hold a conference with the Viet Minh to discuss nationwide elections.
Detailed explanation-2: -In what way did South Vietnam refuse to follow the Geneva Accords? The Diem regime, or government, did not follow the Geneva Accords. It refused to hold elections.
Detailed explanation-3: -Delegates from some nations refused to negotiate directly, while the United States and South Vietnam refused to sign the Accords.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States and Diem ignored the provisions in the Geneva Accords that called for elections in 1956 because they believed that Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh would guarantee a communist victory and the Asian countries would fall into the Domino theory.