The battle proved decisive in ending support for an already unpopular war, leading to a treaty and the division of French [[Indochina]] into [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], and North and [[South Vietnam]]. Ultimately, the outcome of the war would provoke the similar Vietnam War a decade later. | The battle proved decisive in ending support for an already unpopular war, leading to a treaty and the division of French [[Indochina]] into [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], and North and [[South Vietnam]]. Ultimately, the outcome of the war would provoke the similar Vietnam War a decade later. |