Vietnam War (Intro)

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1939
Vietnam is part of French Empire called "French Indo-China"
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1940
France is loosing in WW2 so Japan uses opportunity to move into Indo-China
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July 1941
France allows Japan to occupy as France can't defend it
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Late 1941
Ho Chi Min (Vietnamese man) sets up communist nationalist campaign- fight for Vietnam independence from All foreign countries
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Late 1944
Vietnam begins guerrilla war against France/Japan
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March 1945
Japanese remove all French influence
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Aug 1945
Japan surrenders (WW2)
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Sep 1945
Ho Chi Min declares Vietnam independence
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Dec 1945
French troops return- restore control
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1950
TRUMAN DOCTRINE & COLD WAR: US sends France $3B to contain communism (stop Ho Chi Min)
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1950-1951
General Giap (with Communist China support) attacks French troops
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March-May 1954
Giap attacks france at Dien Bien Phu : French defeated and withdraws
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Card 2

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France is loosing in WW2 so Japan uses opportunity to move into Indo-China

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1940

Card 3

Front

France allows Japan to occupy as France can't defend it

Back

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Card 4

Front

Ho Chi Min (Vietnamese man) sets up communist nationalist campaign- fight for Vietnam independence from All foreign countries

Back

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Card 5

Front

Vietnam begins guerrilla war against France/Japan

Back

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