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Unraveling History Class 5 Exercise Set 17: The Epochal Triumph at Điện Biên Phủ
Question 1 on Page 37 of History Workbook 5
In the poem Salute to the Dien Bien Soldiers, poet To Huu writes:
'Fifty-six days and nights
Digging into mountains, sleeping in bunkers, enduring relentless rain, squeezing dry meals' ...
Please state when the fifty-six days and nights of the Dien Bien Phu campaign began and ended?
- Started on the ...th of ... month, ... year...
- Ended on the ...th of ... month, ... year....
* Solution:
- Started on the 13th of March 1954
- Ended on the 7th of May 1954
Question 2 on page 37 of History Exercise Book 5
Based on the textbook and the diagram of the Điện Biên Phủ campaign, summarize the three phases of our forces' attacks:
- Phase 1:
- Phase 2:
- Phase 3:
Color the arrows indicating our forces' directions of attack in the Điện Biên Phủ campaign (use three colors to differentiate the three attack phases).
* Solution:
a)
- Phase 1: On March 13, 1954, our forces initiated the campaign with gunfire, courageously eliminating enemy positions in the North after 5 days and nights of fierce combat.
- Phase 2: On March 30, 1954, we simultaneously launched the second attack, capturing most Eastern strongholds under our control.
Question 3 on page 39 of History Workbook 5
Take a look at the image below and answer the following question:
French troops parachuting into Dien Bien Phu
- What was the purpose of the French parachute drop?
- What prevented the enemy's objective from being achieved?
* Guide to Solve:
- Objectives of French paratroopers:
+ Capture Dien Bien Phu through an airborne operation.
+ Surprise our forces, as there was no prepared defense, leading to failure.
- Failure of the enemy's objectives due to: French troops' overconfidence.
Question 4 page 39 History Exercise Book 5
Write a short paragraph about an exemplary combatant in the historical campaign of Dien Bien Phu that you know.
* Solution Guide:
Tô Vĩnh Diện (1924 - 1953) hailed from Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa. Joining the military in 1949, until 1953. During the Dien Bien Phu campaign, he served as a platoon leader of a high-altitude artillery unit. The route for transporting the artillery was extremely perilous and challenging. Despite the difficulties, he successfully led the artillery to a safe assembly point. Upon receiving orders to withdraw the artillery, during the night, on a steep slope, the hauling rope broke, and the artillery barrel began to rapidly descend. He shouted to his comrades, 'Better sacrifice myself, ensure the protection of the artillery!' and he wedged himself beneath the wheels, preventing the artillery from plummeting into the ravine. Tô Vĩnh Diện epitomized the selfless sacrifice of soldiers during the Dien Bien Phu campaign in the struggle for independence and freedom for the nation.
Question 5 on page 39 of History Exercise Book 5
Explain the significance of the historic victory at Dien Bien Phu.
The triumph at Điện Biên Phủ stands as a shining milestone, marking the victorious conclusion of the nine-year resistance against French aggression (1945 - 1954).
Conquering Điện Biên Phủ not only secured a decisive victory but also etched its name into the annals of history, ending years of relentless struggle against the forces of colonialism.
Highlighted in question 6, page 40 of the History Exercise Book 5, this event symbolizes the resilience and determination of a nation fighting for its sovereignty.
Here, we collect and commemorate the verses and melodies that echo the glory of the triumph at Điện Biên Phủ.
* Step-by-step guide:
Poem 1: 'Tribute to the Heroes of Dien Bien' - Tố Hữu
'Tribute to the Heroes of Dien Bien
Heroic soldiers
Heads ablaze with iron
Fifty-six days and nights digging into mountains, sleeping in trenches, enduring relentless rain, squeezing dry meals
Blood mixed with mud and soil
Unyielding courage
Indomitable spirit!
Comrades buried as human shields
Heads wrapped in camouflage nets
Braving steel-studded mountains
Through raging storms and tempests,
Comrades carrying wounded comrades on their backs
Battered bodies, eyes shut, still embracing...
Hands splitting mountains to roll bombs.
Clearing the way for our vehicles to advance to the battlefield hospital.'
Poem 2: 'Return to Dien Bien' - Thiên Ân
The day you returned to Dien Bien,
Feet wandering dreams on high mountains.
Long been dreaming of this encounter,
Appointment carved in stone still lingers.
Muong Thanh enveloped in white clouds,
Fields basking in the morning sun.
Fences, zinc wires, barbed steel...
Dien Bien, once a place of flying bullets and lingering fires.
After completing Lesson 17: Historic Victory of Dien Bien Phu, students can get a head start on Lesson 18 by referring to: Answers to History Exercise Book Grade 5 Lesson 18: Reviewing Nine Years of Resistance for National Independence (1945 - 1954) and Answers to History Exercise Book Grade 5 Lesson 20: Ben Tre Uprising or Answers to History Exercise Book Grade 5 Lesson 21: Our First Modern Factory.
