USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the 17th Parallel?
A
Petition to remove the 17th Amendment in the United States
B
Boycott for suffrage.
C
divided Vietnam from the rest of the world for the duration of the war.
D
divided North and South Vietnam. North was communist and South wasnt.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was a demilitarized zone established as a dividing line between North and South Vietnam as a result of the First Indo-China War . During the Vietnam War, it became important as the battleground demarcation separating North from South Vietnamese territories.

Detailed explanation-2: -The conference issued the Geneva Accords, which divided Vietnam officially into North Vietnam and South Vietnam along the 17th parallel as a temporary measure and promised free Vietnam-wide elections for 1956 (although these elections never occurred).

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The 17th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 17 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 17th Parallel indicates the boundary separating North and South Vietnam following the peace negotiations in Geneva in 1954. In peace negotiations at Geneva, the decision was reached to divide Vietnam into northern and southern halves.

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