How did the cold war play a role in the decision of the united states to intervene in vietnam

. For the French and their U.S. allies, however, it was a war against communism. The Indochina War went on until 1954, when France suffered a crucial defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and sued for peace.

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the mothers played a major role in confronting the government and ending the war.