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# Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/vietnam-war/episode/deja-vu-1858-1961-ucsq9s/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-24T22:31:44.000Z
- Description: After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The Vietnam War, Season 1, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_d014e5e8-c106-416b-88cc-fa65bfe952c7, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_5ff5e5a4-3aee-46ec-b44e-4bca0dfb1c1c, #v1.16

After a long and brutal war, Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem's untested regime in the south.