1. BELLWORK: 12/4
How well did Viet Minh operations correspond to their strategy?
How well did French operations correspond to their strategy?
THINKER: How did the nature of combat in Vietnam change as the war progressed?

2. Ending of French Indo-China War

3. Ending/Effects of Indochina War
Ho Chi Minh achieved goal of negotiating from point of strength!
The Geneva Accords: 1954 peace settlement that divided Vietnam into two separate nations along the 17th parallel (also divided Korea)
USSR, US, France, Britain and China
Ended French occupation (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia = independent)
Ho Chi Minh became president of the new Communist North Vietnam.
Ngo Dinh Diem became president of the anti-Communist South Vietnam (aided by Emperor Bao Dai)
Elections were supposed to be held in 1956 to unify Vietnam, but South Vietnam refused and it remained divided.
This “solution” led directly to U.S. occupation and the Vietnam War

5. Review Discussion Analyze the impact of the French defeat for:
The Vietnamese
The Decolonization Movement
The Cold War
The U.S.

6. Discuss: Analyze the impact of French defeat for:
Vietnamese
Decolonization
Cold War
United States

7. Operations Review Operation Lea Battles of 1950 Battles of 1951-53
Dien Bien Phu
Geneva Accords

8. Operations Review Discussion
To review key operations of the Indochina war, you will work with a partner to describe an important operation to the class.
Include:
Clear, summarized description of the operation
Any key tactical, strategic, technological developments
Ending and effects of the event
May use phones to complete extra research as needed.
Topics correlate to the operations on the worksheet. The class will fill these in as notes during the presentations so make sure you’re able to explain the event clearly!

9. Battle of Dien Bien Phu