Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was to be decisive of the French dominance in Indochina. It was to reassure the French that they were doing the right thing by reaffirming their colonial power. By losing the battle the French had to reevaluate their position. The loss of Dien Bien Phu also had the repercussion of national humiliation. The French had tried to reclaim their glory and failed through a nine-year war, culminating in a battle where they had underestimated their enemy and weakly thought through military tactics. After this battle the French did not want to fight any more and slowly started pulling out their military. The French citizens who had opposed the war after it began some nine years earlier, lost faith in their government and its ability to decide the direction of the nation. This battle contributed to the downfall of the Fourth Republic in 1958 because of the national humiliation and lack of support for the government.
The battle for the Vietminh was a great victory. It proved that with diligence and a strong leader a small country could gain independence from a western nation. This battle raised Vietnamese national pride. It proved to many that Ho Chi Minh was a great leader that would lead the Vietnamese to a bright new future. As a direct result Ho gained more followers and strength as a leader which perpetuated his cause as a communist.
The fall of Dien Bien Phu signified to the anti-Communist nations that communism was a threat to the free world and democracy needed to be preserved. The communist nations believed that the victory at Dien Bien Phu showed the emergence of communism and the power that it was and would be capable of possessing.
The battle for the Vietminh was a great victory. It proved that with diligence and a strong leader a small country could gain independence from a western nation. This battle raised Vietnamese national pride. It proved to many that Ho Chi Minh was a great leader that would lead the Vietnamese to a bright new future. As a direct result Ho gained more followers and strength as a leader which perpetuated his cause as a communist.
The fall of Dien Bien Phu signified to the anti-Communist nations that communism was a threat to the free world and democracy needed to be preserved. The communist nations believed that the victory at Dien Bien Phu showed the emergence of communism and the power that it was and would be capable of possessing.