representatives of freance, bao dai, vietminh, cambodia, laos, usa, ussr, china and great britain assembled in geneva 2 discuss ending the war in indochina.
different aims of the conference:
- ho's vietminh - take over as much of vietnam as possible and get foreigners out - war weariness - truce.
- bao dai - vietnamese independence and an easy life.
- french - wanted to end their colonial war - retain some influence in indochina.
- america - contain communism in southeast asia and to avoid elections in vietnam - knew ho chi minh would win. hoped for a united non-communist vietnam.
- chinese - peace in indochina to keep western powers away from china's borders while recovering from civil war. wanted to appear impressive and gain recognition and trade contacts.
- soviets - divide french and americans, and ho and the chinese. defuse situations that could hurt ussr.
- british - stop the advance of communism and prevent a wider war.
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