struggle against France for independence 45-54 facts

when did france fully ake over indochine

late 19th century

when did france lose control to japan

during second world war

when did france want to regain control of japan

1945

who supported feench rule in vietnam after march 1945

usa, under truman

how much did the usa provide a year to support french rule in vietnam

500 mil

why did the usa support french rule in vietnam

the us wanted to prevent communism spreading in asia, particularly after the fall of china to communism in 1949

who challenged french rule in vietnam

challenged by vietnminh

why was vietnminh founded

to fight japan during second world war

who led vietminh

ho chi minh

how was frecnh rule in vietnam defeated

vietminh use of guerilla warfare

what did vietminh use to launch surprise attacks on french

geographical knowledge

who aided vietminh and what did they supply

china and ussr - troops and supplies

who supported vietminh and how

villagers - spying and deploying supplies

what warfare did vietminh use

guerilla

was assistance from usa limited

yes

when did french rule end in vietnam

july 1956

who was general giap

vietnamese communist and eventual general of north vietnam army

tactics of general giap

guerilla warfare, waves of troops in huge numbers

what was dien bien phu

decisisve abtt;e between french and north vietnamese troops in 1954

what was dien bien phu

13th march to 7th may 1954

how long was dien bien phu

57 days

who was involved at dien bien phu

france v north vietnam and vietminh

who lost dien bien phu

france

how many french soldiers killed at dien bien phu

3000

how mnay french soldiers wounded at dien bien phu

8000

how many troops did vietminh lose at dien bien phu

8000

who many vietminh wounded at dien bien phu

12000

what were the remaining frenchs soldiers amde to do after dien bien phu

march to prisons located far away, with many dying during the journey

why did dien bien phu happen

french thouhgt one last battle would defeat communists

how many feench soliders defended airfiled called dien bien phu

10000

hwo mnau vietminh sorrounded and cut french supplies at dien bien phu

50000

what were vietamese willing to use at dien bien phu

suicide bombers

hwo did vietnmaese manage to do at dien bien phu

get artillery to top of surroudning hills and bombard dien bien phu

decribe attacks by vietminh at dien bien phu

vats numbers and were willing to take heavy casualties

what spuplies did french run out of at dien bien phu

water and mdeicines

who didnt come to french help at dien bien phu when asked

usa or britain

three reasons why french surrendered from dien bien phu

dfeeated in battle, coudlnt secure support fro outside parties e.g. britian and usa, french parliament voted 471 to 14 in support of ending war and wd from french indochina

2 consequences of dien bien phu

ended france’s 8 year wra with vietminh, over 400,00 soldiers and civilians lost lives in first indochina war

what did geneav accords focus on

resolving war between frnach and emocratoic republic of vietnam

when did geneva accords take place

26th april - 21st july 1954

9 countries at geneva conference

cambodia, laos, china, france, britain, ussr, usa, vietminh, state of vietminh

why was geneva conference held

bring a peaceful end to conflict in indochina

under geneva how was vietnam split

17th parallel - split in two on a temporary abses with a demilitarised zone in middle

under geneva who would run south

emperoro bao dau - spent a lot of time in usa and strongly opposed com

under geneva who would run north

ho chi minh - com

who had to withdraw from where under geneva

france from vietnman, vietminh from south

what did vietnmases get the choice about under geneva

whether they wanted to live in north or south

hwta would happen in 1956 under geneva and what was the outcome

elections held to decide who would rule whole of vietnam - no clear electoral system agreed

what could foreign forces not do under geneva

set up military bases in vietnam

what did the 300 days of free movement do under geneca

1 mil ppl moved south; 130,000 moved north; and 5-10 thousand supports on north vietnam stayed in south

what countries were created under geneva

laos and cambodia

usa resosne to geneva

eisenhower worried about spread of com and was comited to containing it - refused to sign accords but became more involved in future of vietnam

what did us do in january 1955

sent a shipment of military aid to saigon, cap of south v, and offered to train new armt

response of sv to geneca

refused to sign - diem, pm, did no t want to accept divison of country as wanted a united vietnam

nv response to geneva

chian forced nv to agree even tough it would gave smaller area of control than in 1945

ho chi minh belief after geneva

wanted a united country but believed division would be tmeporary as people of vietnam would vote for a com ogov in elections due to be held before july 1956