Dien Bien Phu Flashcards
1
Q
What did the French set up in 1953
A
A defensive complex which blocked the road back to the Vietminh camps
2
Q
What did the French want in Vietnam
A
Take back some of their land.
3
Q
How did Giap defeat France
A
Encircled then and began to build tunnels to them
4
Q
What was Giap doing at the same time he was doing this
A
Recruited 70,000 soldiers, which was five times bigger then France
5
Q
Where did the French go for help
A
Britain and USA, they both declined
6
Q
What was decided at the Geneva conference
A
- Vietnam was divided
- diem was established as president of the republic of Vietnam
- opposition grew in the north
