Causes and consequences of the battle of Dien Bien Phu Examine the causes and consequences and consequences of the battle of Dien Bien Phu‚ 1954‚ which affected the lives of the Vietnamese until the 1960’s. Dien Bien Phu‚ 1954‚ was the final battle of the first Indo-China war. Lasting 55 days‚ the battle had French troops attempt to hold an armed camp against the Viet Minh‚ who greatly out-numbered them. Dien Bien Phu was situated in a valley in Northern Vietnam‚ surrounded by mountains. The
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raised by a family of spice merchants. His father‚ Jan Rubens was responsible for much of Peter’s success since birth. Peter’s father Jan‚ was a successful lawyer in Antwerp‚ Belgium‚ who decided to leave the city in effort to escape the religious war. Peter’s life had unexpectedly changed for the worse when his father died in 1587‚ with only his wife to raise Peter and his two siblings‚ a brother and sister. At the age of fourteen‚ Peter began taking formal classes with Adam van Noort in Adams’s
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vote. The war occurred also because of strategic reasons. The British had already seized Swaziland‚ Bechuanaland and Basutoland‚ which more or less surrounded the Boers who feared that if the British took any more territory‚ they could be under siege‚ particularly if their route to the sea was blocked. The British wanted to control all of Southern Africa‚ not just small areas which were isolated - the Boers were their main opponents. There were economic issues involved in the war. The Boers
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The Tensions behind the Civil War During 1783-1859‚ before the Civil War‚ the North and South were slowly drifting apart between their cultural‚ economic‚ political‚ and religious tensions which eventually lead to the American Civil War‚ but it was ultimately due to the single issue of slavery. Proof of these tensions can be found in many primary sources including: “Slavery a Positive Good” by John C. Calhoun‚ “The Church and Slavery” by Albert Barnes‚ “A Debate on Slavery” by Nathan Lewis Rice‚
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WAR WAR. The very sound of those three letters can conjure up feelings and images of fighting‚ explosions‚ fear‚ sorrow‚ hate‚ and most importantly death‚ especially to those who have been in one or even two. But not everything associated with war is a bad thing. For some‚ war gives people hope‚ faith‚ understanding‚ and camaraderie‚ amongst other things. There are many reasons why a war starts. It could be a civil war‚ in which a whole singular country fights within itself or even
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The consequences of my choices are shown throughout the books and short stories you read. You may not know this‚ but authors think hard about what they want their audience to see and read. But you don’t always get a happy‚ good message. In Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War‚ the soldiers there were having problems. They didn’t have enough food‚ warmth‚ or amo. This ammo they used to have was nicknamed ‘tootsie rolls’. The telephone worker decided amo was most important and called in for more of these
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a battle in the 1st Indochina War between the Viet Minh and the French colonial forces. For 55 days‚ 10000 men of the French forces battled against nearly 50000 Viet Minh guerrillas. The battle resulted in a shameful loss for the French and was one of the worst military disasters for the French of all time. This battle spelled the end of the 1st Indochina War. One cause of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the French Plan. General Henri Navarre‚ commander-in-chief
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reasons for war is land ownership and religious domination. Palestine is a country that lacks military strength‚ therefore resort to terrorism to inflict fear upon Israel and the United States. Herbert C. Kelman article “The Israeli–Palestinian Peace Process and Its Vicissitudes” points out supports that terrorism contributes to the ongoing process of warfare. Additionally‚ Nadi‚ N. Rouhana “Psychological Dynamic of Intractable Ethnological Conflicts” generally shows how during war‚ countries influence
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Consequences of Iraq Afghan War on US Economy Introduction Nearly every government that goes to war underestimates its duration‚ neglects to tally all the costs‚ and overestimates the political objectives that can be accomplished by the use of brute force. The huge size of the military operation in World War II and the largely debt-dependent financing method resulted in publicly held gross debt reaching 120% of GDP and the end of excess capacity. The political will required for this to occur
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The French and Indian war lasted from 1756 to 1763. France made an expansion into the Ohio River valley which came to the attention of the British colonies. The French defeated George Washington‚ Edward Braddock‚ and Governor William Shirley during 1754 and 1755. In 1756 Britain declared war. The British leader William Pitt saw the war as a key to building the British empire. The British won their first victory at Louisburg in 1758 and later took Fort Frontenac. Then the British headed for Quebec
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