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End of French Rule
Vietnam was part of French Indochina,A French Colony in Southeast Asia that also included Cambodia and Laos -
Viet Minh
On the day Japan surrendered to the Allies, Vietnam declared its independence,Ho Chi Minh used the words All men are created equal referencing the U.S´s Declaration of Independence -
First Indochina War
Viet Minh called their country the Democratic Republic of Vietnam,France refused to accept Vietnamese independence and set out to eliminate the Viet Minh. On November 1946 French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong -
Decisive Battle Of The War Began
Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large French military base at Dien Bien Phu,In the mountains of northern Vietnam,The whole island was surrounded and by April over 12,000 French troops were ready to surrender
