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THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The French took control of Vietnam in the late 19th century. In 1945, the Indochinese Communist party declared that the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was independent of France, which resulted in war. The French and the Vietnamese fought in the First Indochina War until 1954, at which point the French retreated. What happened after this war was over?
A
Vietnam became a colony of the United States.
B
Communists and non-communists fought for control of the country.
C
Vietnam became the leading economic power in Southeast Asia.
D
A democratic government was established in Vietnam.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -France obtained control over northern Vietnam following its victory over China in the Sino-French War (1884–85). French Indochina was formed on 17 October 1887 from Annam, Tonkin, Cochinchina (which together form modern Vietnam) and the Kingdom of Cambodia; Laos was added after the Franco-Siamese War in 1893.

Detailed explanation-2: -From the late 1800’s to 1954, Vietnam was part of a French colony called French Indochina.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the end of World War II, Ho Chi Minh-the Vietnamese Communist leader-seized an opportunity to escape decades of French rule. Japanese troops had taken control of Vietnam in 1945. The day Japan surrendered to the Allies, Ho Chi Minh declared independence in front of a crowd of exhilarated Vietnamese.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indochina, also called (until 1950) French Indochina or French Indochine Française, the three countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia formerly associated with France, first within its empire and later within the French Union.

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