THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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38th Parallel
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17th Parallel
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Mekong River
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It was a straight line exactly halfway between the northern tip and the southern tip of the country
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Detailed explanation-1: -The dividing line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam as established by the 1954 Geneva Conference . The 17th parallel was buffered by a demilitarized zone, or DMZ, between the two countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1954 Geneva Accords Divide Vietnam The Geneva Accords were signed in July of 1954 and split Vietnam at the 17th parallel. North Vietnam would be ruled by Ho Chi Minh’s communist government and South Vietnam would be led by emperor Bao Dai.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vietnam. The Seventeenth parallel (Vietnamese: vĩ tuyến 17) was the provisional military demarcation line between North and South Vietnam established by the Geneva Accords of 1954.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 17th latitude from the equator divided erstwhile North and South Vietnam. It was demarcated based on the 1954 Geneva Accords. The 17th parallel became irrelevant after the unification of Vietnam in 1976.