| A. Why did the French choose to do battle at Dien Bien Phu? How did the Viet Minh respond? Relate the upcoming battle at Dien Bien Phu to the Geneva Conference. (10 points) |
| B. Give three reasons why the Eisenhower administration did not intervene to save the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu? (a paragraph or so for each) (10 points) |
| C. Give the major military and political provisions of the Geneva Accords. (a paragraph for each) What role did the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China play in the settlement? What was the U.S. position on the accords? (15 points) |
| D. How did U.S. policy makers explain the defeat of the French in Vietnam? Was their analysis correct? (5 points) |
| E. Describe the background and personality of Ngo Dinh Diem. (a paragraph or so for each) (10 points) |
| F. Describe the political, economic, and military aspects of nation building in South Vietnam during the Eisenhower years. (paragraph of so for each) What factors weakened Diem’s standing with the South Vietnamese people? (15 points) |
| G. Account for the insurgency in South Vietnam by the end of 1956. What role did Hanoi play in the period 1956 to 1960? How did Diem respond to the insurgency? Why did the insurgency survive? (paragraph or so for each) (10 points) |
| H. What was the status of Laos at the end of 1960? (5 points) |
| I. Terms (20 points) 1. John Foster Dulles 2. Operation Vulture 3. SEATO 4. Edward Lansdale 5. Tom Dooley 6. J. Lawton Collins 7. Commodity Import Program 8. Ngo Dinh Nhu 9. Hanging Sam Williams 10. National Liberation Front 11. agrovilles 12. Elbridge Durbrow |