1. SS7H3a INDEPENDENCE FOR INDO- CHINA (VIETNAM)

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

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

5. 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.

6. HO CHI MINH

7. 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.

8. 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