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DIEN BIEN PHU WAR 1954 May 7, 2016, sixty two years ago this week, French troops were defeated at Vietnamese forces at Dien Bien Phu. On May 7, 1954, after two months fighting with forces of the Viet Minh, 8000 French troops still alive in 12 mile-long Dien Bien Phu valley in northwest Vietnamese bound by Viet Minh army, a lot of French soldier died, more than 3000 French troops died in the battle “basin to hell”, more than 4000 more died in captivity. As historian Julian Jackson explains, it

coup at the beginning of the battle – sweet! But against who . . . our allies, the French. Oooh, not so good. And where at? The Mediterranean Theatre is where it took place (*yawns*). Operation Torch is a war of great significance to us, but is little-covered. Well with this report we are giving Operation Torch the coverage it deserved! Operation Torch involved four combatants: the Allies: U.K, U.S.A., and Free France, and the Axis Powers: Vichy France. Vichy France was a puppet government whose

Abstract The French colonization in Vietnam was a time of major change political, social, and cultural. “Although Vietnam was far from France, it was affected by both the world economy and French politics”. Over time, the strict surveillance over the Vietnamese people dwindled and allowed the freedom of the press and created an idea for new advances. “During 1907 and 1908, Vietnamese confidence and nationalism grew as new Vietnamese poetry and literature, as well as Vietnamese opinions of colonization

The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Rights of Man have many similarities and differences. Both of the documents have gotten their ideas from enlightenment ideas. What are Enlightenment Ideas? People would get together and talk about what rights people should have. The idea that men were born or created equal was an enlightenment idea. Another idea, is that they believed they didn’t need a monarchy and the people could govern themselves. The Enlightenment ideas had major impacts

Following World War II, it was quite clear that France was in need of political assistance. After the French defeat, the occupation of Nazis forced the government to either ally with the enemy, or to be destroyed from the inside out. The government, run by Pétain, decided to ally with the Nazi invaders, which established what is known as the Vichy government. Seeing as this was the official government of France at the time, any Frenchmen who were to speak out against the government were to be seen

The French Revolution 1789-1799 is known as a standout amongst the most critical occasions on the planet 's history. Its effect barely can be exaggerated because of comprehensively brought about suggestions. Along these lines, it is considered as by and large substantial birth of cultivated standards. Being allocated to discover circumstances and end results of French Revolution, it is very hard to be maximally extensive with answer. Proper breaking down requires a lot of things considering. Be that

discovered, he was given the croix-de-guerre (Cross of War), a french military decoration. He was soon promoted to captain. Unfortunately, not long after his promotion de Gaulle would be captured in the battle of Verdun and be taken to a german POW camp where he would stay

The role of the French in the Indo-Chinese war could be characterized as a desperate attempt to maintain control over their colonies in Asia. For the uninitiated, in the aftermath of the Second World War, the majority of European powers, which were inclusive of Britain and Germany, had relinquished their colonies, deeming them as distracting burdens. On the contrary, the French were still adamant that the possession of colonies would give the nation much desired power and status. From December 19

In 1791 revolution broke out in the French colony of Saint Domingue, later called Haiti. The Haitian Revolution resounded in communities surrounding the Atlantic Ocean. One of the wealthiest European outposts in the New World, the Caribbean island's western third had some of the largest and most brutal slave plantations. Slave laborers cultivated sugar, coffee, indigo, and cotton, and they endured horrible death rates, requiring constant infusions of slaves from Africa. In 1789 roughly 465,000 black

Q7. Imperialism could be a cause of the Vietnam War for a number of reasons, one being the French. Imperialism is a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, or economically. Examples of this during this time could be France, the United States of America, and the Soviet Union. The main one relating directly to the Vietnam War being the French. These three can be argued by using in Imperialism, by which could be a cause of the Vietnam War. France, the