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Line 1: + + + − '''Dien Bien Phu''' is a town in northwest [[Vietnam]], famous as the site of a battle fought in 1954. − − By 1954, Vietnamese nationalists under the leadership of [[Ho Chi Minh]] had been waging a guerilla war against the French colonial government of what was then French Indochina since 1946. The Vietnamese insurrection was receiving significant military aid from the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which overthrew the [[Chinese Nationalist Government]] with Soviet aid in 1949. The United States, which eventually became committed to stopping the spread of [[communism]] as per the [[containment]] doctrine, began financing 80 percent of the French war effort. −
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'''Dien Bien Phu''' is a town in northwest [[Vietnam]]. It was the site of a battle between the French and [[Viet Minh]] fought in 1954.
By 1954, Vietnamese nationalists under the leadership of [[Ho Chi Minh]] had been waging a guerilla war against the French colonial government of what was then French Indochina since 1946. The Vietnamese insurrection was receiving significant military aid from the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which overthrew the [[Chinese Nationalist Government]] with Soviet aid in 1949. The United States, which eventually became committed to stopping the spread of [[communism]] as per the [[containment]] doctrine, began financing 80 percent of the French war effort.
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Dien Bien Phu was intended to be a French bridgehead in the mountainous north of the country, which had long been a stronghold for the Viet Minh. However, Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap was able to quickly assemble a large force, including a minimum of 60,000 men and a large amount of heavy weaponry. The French troops, outnumbered five to one and cut off from supplies, finally surrendered after a gruelling two-month siege.
Dien Bien Phu was intended to be a French bridgehead in the mountainous north of the country, which had long been a stronghold for the Viet Minh. However, Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap was able to quickly assemble a large force, including a minimum of 60,000 men and a large amount of heavy weaponry. The French troops, outnumbered five to one and cut off from supplies, finally surrendered after a gruelling two-month siege.