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what are the factors for change in Vietnam
role of government
role of president
role of science and technology
role of warfare
role of media
role of ideology
independence and freedom from empire
role of economy
attitudes in society and protests
when did the battle of Dien Bien Phu begin
13 Mar 1954
what were the two sides of Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese (Vietminh) and French
cause of the battle of Dien Bien Phu
Vietnam was a French colony and wanted independence from them
when did France lose control of Vietnam
during WW2
why did France lose control of Vietnam
the Japanese occupied it and took control
what was the name of the Vietnamese force which was fighting for independence
Vietminh
who led the Vietminh
Ho Chi Minh
when did Ho Chi Minh announce Vietnamese freedom as an independent state
August 1945, when Japan surrendered in WW2
what was the name of the now independent Vietnam that Ho gave it
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
why did the French find it hard to sustain their influence over Vietnam after WW2
they lost a lot of men and money due to war, meaning they couldn’t afford to keep it and didn’t have the men to keep control there
Vietminh declared independence, meaning that public were less supportive of French control, meaning they won’t be accepting of them
what power did Ho want to help him secure Vietnam’s independence
USA
why were the USA reluctant to help the Vietnamese achieve independence
they were worried they would become independent as a communist country
why did USA not want Vietnam to become a communist country
this was during the Cold War, where the Truman Doctrine said that USA would do whatever possible to contain communism and didn’t want it to spread as this means the USSR is spreading, which they did not want
why was the USA interested in Vietnam
worried Ho would make Vietnam communist
China began trading with Vietnam
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