Question

In what way did the political situation in Vietnam resemble that of Korea in the 1950s?

Both Vietnam and Korea were allied with the United States but then shifted allegiance to the Soviet Union.
Both Vietnam and Korea were unified, Communist countries who then voted to become democracies.
Both Vietnam and Korea were divided and suffered when the South invaded the North.
Both Vietnam and Korea were divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South.

Answer 1

Both Vietnam and Korea were divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South.

Explanation: After WWII and during the Cold War, Korea was split at the 38th parallel (North Korea = Communist, South Korea = anti-Communist) and Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel into North Vietnam (Communist) and South Vietnam (non‑Communist).