chapter 9 - vietnam war Flashcards
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first indochina war?
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when WWII ended in 1945, as the french moved to reoccurs vietnam, they faced serious resistance by the vietnam minh. the tensions between the viet minh and the french intensified, and as the first indochina war broke out, viet minh utillsed underground warfare tactics, and carried out surprise raids against the french. after china became a communist state, they supported the viet minh by sending food and military advisors to support ho chi minh. as the war dragged out, the french attempted to lure the viet minh into open battle a dien bien phu, but the well-armed french forces was still defeated by the viet minh, with the viet minh cutting off many of their supply lines
