Dien Bien Phu (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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When was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
When was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
May 1954
Length of Dien Bien Phu siege
Length of Dien Bien Phu siege
55 days
French casualties at Dien Bien Phu
French casualties at Dien Bien Phu
8,000 killed or wounded
Number of French troops at Dien Bien Phu
Number of French troops at Dien Bien Phu
11,000
What was the French strategy at Dien Bien Phu?
What was the French strategy at Dien Bien Phu?
Lure Vietminh into conventional battle
Number of civilians who supported Vietminh
Number of civilians who supported Vietminh
240,000
Bicycles supplied by China to Vietminh
Bicycles supplied by China to Vietminh
200,000
Vietminh military commander at Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh military commander at Dien Bien Phu
General Vo Nguyen Giap
Number of Vietminh soldiers at Dien Bien Phu
Number of Vietminh soldiers at Dien Bien Phu
50,000
Vietminh artillery firing rate
Vietminh artillery firing rate
50 shells per minute
When was the Geneva Agreement signed?
When was the Geneva Agreement signed?
July 1954
Vietnam division line under Geneva Agreement
Vietnam division line under Geneva Agreement
17th parallel
Leader of North Vietnam after 1954
Leader of North Vietnam after 1954
Ho Chi Minh
Leader of South Vietnam after 1954
Leader of South Vietnam after 1954
Ngo Dinh Diem
Scheduled reunification elections year
Scheduled reunification elections year
1956 (never held)