What was the significance of the 17th Parallel in the context of the Vietnam War?
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Correct answer: It marked the provisional boundary line dividing North Vietnam from South Vietnam
Established by the 1954 Geneva Accords, the 17th Parallel was intended to be a temporary administrative line. It effectively became a rigid international border until the country was unified in 1975.
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