What were the consequences of the 1954 Geneva Peace Agreement?

The 1954 Geneva Peace Agreement gave closure to the First Vietnam War and had significant impact on France, the Viet Minh, the newly created state of South Vietnam and the USA. It had significant demographic, economic and political impact on the people of Vietnam and marked the point where France bowed out of Indochina and the USA bought in. This source-based homework task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Higher School Certificate course
Peace and Conflict
Option C: Conflict in Indochina 1945-1975.