17th parallel

Definition

The line of latitude at 17° north, used in the 1954 Geneva settlement to divide Vietnam temporarily into northern and southern zones.

Used by AQA

Paper 1

Vietnam was temporarily divided along the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh’s communist government controlling the north. An anti-communist government in the south came under Ngo Dinh Diem’s leadership.
Revise: End of French Colonial Rule

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GCSE History · key term

The line of latitude at 17° north, used in the 1954 Geneva settlement to divide Vietnam temporarily into northern and southern zones.

Used by AQA

Paper 1

Vietnam was temporarily divided along the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh’s communist government controlling the north. An anti-communist government in the south came under Ngo Dinh Diem’s leadership.
Revise: End of French Colonial Rule

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