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The defeat at Dien Bien Phu led the French military to surrender their positions in Vietnam. The French left Vietnam, leaving the United States at the forefront of the conflict.
The French were defeated in the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954. They were driven out then.
The French fought there from 1946-1954, and were defeated in what was later called North Vietnam at a place called Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Thus ending the war.
I believe it was because, the French were defeated by the Viet Minh rebels, which marked the end of French involvement in Vietnam. The Vietminh defeated the French and ended colonial rule.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought from March 13 to May 7, 1954, and was the decisive engagement of the First Indochina War (1946-1954), the precursor to the Vietnam War.