a. What were the conditions that led to mass displacement?
The wars in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, involving America, created devastation of these countries and resulted in communist victories. The impact of prolonged conflicts and the policies of the incoming Communist regimes created the conditions for the mass displacement of millions of people.
This section examines the nature of the conflicts in each of the 3 countries and their impact.
The 3 bullet points of content specified in the syllabus for this first inquiry question, and covered for all three wars are:
- Combat operations and Communist victory
- Persecution and fear of reprisals
- Economic factors
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There is a full source question on this theme of mass displacement from Vietnam which can be found here: e. Full source paper: Indochina Refugee Crisis
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