Biography of John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. He spent most of his life in Monterey County, which is the setting for much of his fiction.
President Truman agreed to aid Franceâs efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he Select one: a. supported the spread of colonialism. b. feared the spread of communism in Southeast.
After being rebuffed by the United States, Ho received aid from the USSR and won a major victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. This French defeat forced the Geneva Conference of 1954, which split Vietnam into Communist-dominated North Vietnam and French-backed South Vietnam.