USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Following World War II, France attempted to re-establish control over its colony, Indochina, which included Vietnam. Leaders of the Vietminh, a communist-supported independence movement in Vietnam, fought against France’s efforts to retake the colony. The United States viewed this conflict as part of the Cold War and aided France. ​​This U.S. action was based on which policy?
A
policy of containing the spread of communism
B
a policy of helping Japan rebuild its economy
C
a policy of participating in United Nations’ peacekeeping efforts
D
a policy of opposing colonialism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In September 1940 Japanese troops first entered parts of Indochina; and in July 1941 Japan extended its control over the whole of French Indochina.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Geneva Agreements, France agreed to withdraw its troops from Indochina, and agreed to the independence of South Vietnam and North Vietnam on December 29, 1954.

Detailed explanation-3: -French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China), officially known as the Indochinese Union and after 1947 as the Indochinese Federation, was a grouping of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia until its demise in 1954.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Japanese invasion of French Indochina (, Futsu-in shinchū) was a short undeclared military confrontation between Japan and France in northern French Indochina.

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