Which statement(s) below are true?

Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh forces defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, so A is true. The United States feared a “domino effect”: that if Vietnam became Communist, nearby countries might follow, making C true. B gives the wrong cause—the conflict grew from France’s attempt to regain control of Vietnam after World War II, not simply from Vietnam becoming independent. D is false because France had fought the Viet Minh and later withdrew from Vietnam.

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