Ho chi minh, the leader of the nationalist movement in vietnam, and his vietminh league fought to gain independence from france. what decision, made at the geneva conference, restricted ho chi minh’s plans

At the Geneva Conference it was decided by almost everyone that Vietnam would be split at the 17th parallel. In 1956, Vietnam would hold a democratic election to determine its leader. This restricted H.o Chi Minh's plans by taking the power to lead the country from him.

Accumulating more land so that your country can continue expanding without running into problems such as overpopulation

It is meant that like tapestry scientific theories often need to pull out since they are not relevant and often times the whole chain of theories may be pulled out.