What troops returned to Vietnam in 1946 and drove the Vietminh’s forces into hiding in the countryside?

French troops returned to Vietnam in 1946 and drove the Vietminh into hiding. The Vietminh fought back against the French-dominated regime and slowly gained control of large areas of the country. As the fighting escalated, France appealed to the United States for help.

Explanation:

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.