The Nationalist Vietnamese Fight Against French Control of Indochina
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Indochina
- Date: November, 1946-July, 1954
Article abstract: Viet Minh forces defended the independence of Vietnam against French forces that were seen as a vestige of colonial influence.
Summary of Event
In September of 1945, while the eyes of the world were focused on the Japanese surrender in the Pacific, Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Republic of Vietnam. After nearly one hundred years of oppressive French domination, Ho Chi Minh believed the United States would enforce the ideals President Franklin D. Roosevelt put down in the Atlantic Charter of 1941: the return of self-government to nations...
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