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  2. Võ Nguyên Giáp - Wikipedia

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    The first few years of the war involved mostly a low-level, semi-conventional resistance fight against the French occupying forces. Võ Nguyên Giáp first saw real fighting at Nha Trang, [ 56 ] when he traveled to south-central Vietnam in January–February 1946, to convey the determination of leaders in Hanoi to resist the French. [ 57 ]

  3. Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War

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    Anti-War protesters primarily made moral arguments against US involvement in Vietnam. In May 1954, preceding the Quaker protests but just after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu, the Service Committee bought a page in The New York Times to protest what seemed to be the tendency of the US to step into Indochina as France was stepping out ...

  4. Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Wikipedia

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    Dien Bien Phu was a serious defeat for the French and was the decisive battle of the Indochina war. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] [ 97 ] The garrison constituted roughly one-tenth of the total French Union manpower in Indochina, [ 98 ] and the defeat seriously weakened the position and prestige of the French; it produced psychological repercussions both in the ...

  5. Voice of Ho Chi Minh City - Wikipedia

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    Voice of Ho Chi Minh City (VOH, Vietnamese: Đài Tiếng nói Thành phó Hồ Chí Minh), more specifically the Voice of Ho Chi Minh City's People (Vietnamese: Đài Tiếng nói Nhân dân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), is the official radio broadcasting station of Ho Chi Minh City.

  6. Heathkit - Wikipedia

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    Oscilloscope OL-1 from 1954, the company's first with a relatively small 3-inch CRT which allowed for a highly competitive price of US$ 29.50 (equivalent to $335 in 2023) for the DIY kit. [1] Heathkit is the brand name of kits and other electronic products produced and marketed by the Heath Company.

  7. SAE 304 stainless steel - Wikipedia

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    304, 304H, and 304L all possess the same nominal chromium and nickel content and also possess the same corrosion resistance, ease of fabrication, and weldability. The difference between 304, 304H, and 304L is the carbon content, which is < 0.08, < 0.1, and < 0.035% respectively (also see UNS designations S30400, S30409, & S30403 respectively ...

  8. Bakelite - Wikipedia

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    Bakelite (/ ˈ b eɪ k ə l aɪ t / BAY-kə-lyte), formally poly­oxy­benzyl­methylene­glycol­anhydride, is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde.