Decolonization of Vietnam

  • French Rule

    By 1884, the entire country of Vietnam was under French rule
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    Direct French Rule

    Complete French rule lasted until the end of World War II, when the Japanese occupied
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    Colonization/Decolonization

  • French Indochina

    Integrated into union of French Indochina by 1887
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    First Indochina War

  • Battle of Dien Bien Phu

  • Geneva Conference

  • French out of Vietnam