Asian Geography by Letter - N

And then there's the contention that "North Vietnam" annexed "South Vietnam." The Geneva Accords of 1954 made no reference to two different countries (for which there was no historical basis). The division was a stall tactic on the U.S.'s part to try to shore up the non-Communist forces prior to the agreed-upon nationwide election to be held in 1956. As Eisenhower said later, it wasn't held because the U.S. government realized that it was obvious that Ho Chi Minh would win any relatively fair election in a landslide. So, three-to-five million deaths later, if you want to call the reuniting of Vietnam an "annexation," that would be in keeping with standard U.S. takes, but please acknowledge that it's a U.S. take.