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Article: Australia's response to the Indochina crisis of 1954 amidst the Anglo-American confrontation.
- Article from:
- The Australian Journal of Politics and History
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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Introduction
The Indochina war between the French and Viet Minh forces led by the Communist Ho Chi Minh began in late 1946. By early 1954 it had become deeply incorporated into the Cold War, with the USA underwriting about 80 per cent of the cost of the war to the French, and Communist China supplying the Viet Minh with substantial material and technical aid. Meeting in Berlin in mid-February 1954, the Big Four--the USSR, USA, UK and France--decided to convene an international conference at Geneva in late April to discuss the restoration of peace in Indochina. Their decision prompted the Viet Minh to launch a major assault against the French-held fortress of Dien ...
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Encyclopedia entry: Geneva Conference
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;
569 words
...Geneva Conference any of various international meetings held at Geneva, Switzerland ... People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, the Viet Minh party, Laos, and Cambodia. No agreement was reached on transforming ...
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