Indochina+after+the+French

= INDOCHINA AFTER THE FRENCH (the Diem Regime) =



American president Dwight Eisenhower with South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem in 1954.

Topics
In this part of the course, we will cover the following topics:
 * the consequences of the Vietnamese victory against the French.
 * the consequences of the Geneva Peace Agreement for the Vietnamese people to 1964.
 * the political, social, economic and military developments within North and South Vietnam between 1954 adn 1963 (the period when Ngo Dinh Diem was in power.

Maps and documents

 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Geneva Accords.doc|The Geneva Accords.doc]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/Vietnam in 1954.docx|Vietnam in 1954.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/Diem at Tuy Hoa.pdf|Diem at Tuy Hoa.pdf]]. This is an exerpt from Neil Sheehan's Pulitzer Prize winning book //A Bright Shining Lie//.
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/Bao Dai cartoon.pdf|Bao Dai cartoon.pdf]]. This cartoon was drawn by Al Hirschfeld, who ran into Bao Dai while on a world tour with the American comedy writer S.J. Perleman. Perleman described Bao Dai as a "slippery-looking customer, rather on the pudgy side and freshly dipped in Crisco." The cartoon was taken from Stanley Karnow's book //Vietnam: A History//.

Videos

 * Vietnam: A Television History - episode 2: America's Mandarin

Lessons
A summary of the lessons in this topic can be accessed by clicking on the following links:
 * [[file:Indochina after the French - Bankstown lesson outlines - July 23rd 2015.docx|Indochina after the French - Bankstown lesson outlines - July 20th 2015]]
 * [[file:Indochina after the French - Granville lesson outlines - July 20th 2015.docx|Indochina after the French - Granville lesson outlines - July 20th 2015]]

Handouts
1. Reading materials on the Diem regime:

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Essay plans
1. "How successful was the Diem regime in stabilising South Vietnam in the period between 1954 and 1963?" [|Stabilising South Vietnam 1954-63 - essay plan.doc].

2. "Explain the causes of the conflict in Vietnam between 1954 and 1963." This is just a reworking of the essay question above. In this answer, I have used a more thematic approach, dividing the causes into three categories: political, economic and socal.

3. "Explain the differing political and military developments in North and South Vietnam in the period up to 1963."

Model essays
1. "How successful was the Diem regime in stabilising South Vietnam in the period between 1954 and 1963?" [|Stabilising South Vietnam 1954-63 - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be downloaded by clicking on

2. "Explain the causes of the conflict in Vietnam between 1954 and 1963."

3. "Explain the differing political and military developments in North and South Vietnam in the period up to 1963." . A longer version of this essay can be downloaded by clicking on