Why did South and North Vietnam remained divided?
The Geneva Accords in 1954 partitioned the country temporarily in two with a promise of democratic elections in 1956 to reunite the country. However, the United States and South Vietnam insisted on United Nations supervision of any election to prevent fraud, which the Soviet Union and North Vietnam refused.
How did Vietnam end up being split into two?
After its defeat at Bien Dien Phu, France signed an independence agreement with the victorious Viet Minh in Geneva. Vietnam would be divided by a demilitarised zone (the DMZ), with the French withdrawing their forces from Vietnam north of the zone and the Viet Minh withdrawing their forces from the south.
What if the Vietnam War ended in 1968?
If America and South Vietnam end the war in 1968, there will be no military incursions into Cambodia. In our timeline, those incursions laid the foundations for the rise of the Khmer Rouge, without them there would be no genocide.
What happened on 30 April 1975 in Vietnam?
On 30 April 1975, North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, took the city and hoisted the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. The Vietnam War was officially over and back home in America the effects of the conflict would be felt for decades to come.
What if the south of Vietnam won the Vietnam War?
If the South had won the “Vietnam War” then Vietnam would have ended up being run by a venal, corrupt, dictatorial, Catholic, nepotistic, foreign dominated government that had almost no contact with (or care for) the average Vietnamese person.
What countries were involved in the Vietnam War?
In addition to the United States, South Korea, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand also committed troops to fight in South Vietnam (albeit on a much smaller scale).