The French lost not only their Indochina colonies of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia but saw similar rebellions removing them from control of Algeria and Morocco. England saw the independence of colonies in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and India resulting in the decline of the British Empire. Communists used its’ victory as a rally cry to attempt takeovers not only in the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia, but revolutions in Iran and Latin America. Dien Bien Phu became a key turning event in the Cold War and the American battle against the domino effect of communism mentioned on the Truman Doctrine (Jones,
The French lost not only their Indochina colonies of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia but saw similar rebellions removing them from control of Algeria and Morocco. England saw the independence of colonies in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and India resulting in the decline of the British Empire. Communists used its’ victory as a rally cry to attempt takeovers not only in the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia, but revolutions in Iran and Latin America. Dien Bien Phu became a key turning event in the Cold War and the American battle against the domino effect of communism mentioned on the Truman Doctrine (Jones,