SS7H3a INDEPENDENCE FOR INDO CHINA (VIETNAM)

Independence for Indochina • The French controlled the colony known as Indochina, which includes the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

Independence for Indochina • During WWII, the Japanese moved in and controlled this region as well as much of the rest of Southeast Asia.

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.

HO CHI MINH

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.

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