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SS7H3a INDEPENDENCE FOR INDO- CHINA (VIETNAM)
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Independence for Indochina The French controlled the colony known as Indochina, which includes the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
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Independence for Indochina During WWII, the Japanese moved in and controlled this region as well as much of the rest of Southeast Asia.
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Independence for Indochina Once the Japanese were defeated, the French regained control; however, a nationalist movement led by Communist Vietnamese leader, Ho Chi Minh, had already begun.
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HO CHI MINH
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Independence for Indochina Ho Chi Minh declared independence for Vietnam and war followed. Under Ho Chi Minh’s leadership, Communist fighters finally defeated the French in 1954.
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Independence for Indochina In summary, the Vietnamese had to fight the French for independence. However, a civil war then broke out between northern and southern Vietnam as to what type of government would rule the country… Communism or Democracy
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