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The Viet Minh had gained military experience fighting the Japanese, and in 1947 they began fighting the French.
越盟在與日軍的作戰中得到了軍事經驗，1947年，他們開始與法國人作戰
In keeping with the Truman Doctrine, the United States helped France by sending money and materials.
奉行杜魯門主義，美國為法國送去了錢財和原料，進行援助
After Mao Zedong's Communists took over China in 1949, America increased the aid to France.
1949年毛澤東領導的共產黨接手中國，美國增加了對法國的援助
But the French were born to lose: their resources were limited and their line of supply was too long.
但是法國人注定要輸，他們的資源有限，補給線也太長
Worse, they were up against a skilled and brave enemy, the Viet Minh, fighting on its on land for its own freedom.
更糟糕的是，他們面對的是一支熟練勇猛的隊伍，越盟是在為自己的自由在自己的領土上而戰
In 1954 the French bailed out.
1954年，法軍難以為繼
The former French Indochina was divided up by the Geneva Accord into North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
前法屬印度支那被日內瓦協議劃分為了北越南，南越南，老撾和柬埔寨
The United States was effectively left with the mess.
事實上這爛攤子又丟給了美國
The changeover from imperial colony to new sovereign country was not always smooth.
從帝國殖民地到主權國的轉變并非總是一帆風順的
Israel, for example, was forced to choose at once between allying with the Western Allies or the Soviets.
例如，以色列就被迫要在與西方陣營結盟還是與蘇聯結盟之間做出選擇
Nor did the old imperial powers let their powers go completely.
而原來的帝國也沒有完全放手所有權力
In July 1956, the modern Egyptians nationalized the Suez Canal.
1956年7月，現代埃及人將蘇伊士運河國有化
