French Colonialism and Vietnam

Just like many other European countries seeking territory of Southeast Asia, France began exchanging with the area early in the 17th century just because it strengthened its strength through trade. Alexandre De Rhodes is about to start an expedition to Southeast Asia and want to extend Jesuit missionaries throughout the region to further develop their faith. For many years until the 18th century the Jesuits expanded and founded many missionaries throughout the region. Since all the European superpowers began to trade further through Southeast Asian colonies, the 18th century brought about an astronomical expansion in the trade market across Europe and Asia.

For the first time in the face of the heroic struggle of settlers who decided to win independence, France was forced to give up control over the 1950s and 1960s. From the beginning of French colonialism in Vietnam, political opposition in any form has been suppressed. Books and newspapers considered destructive were forfeited. Anti-colonial political activists were sentenced to death or imprisoned for the fortress of the island. Violence is part of France's rule. The best agricultural land is concentrated in the hands of colonialists and their collaborators, and most farmers are vulnerable to famine. About 2 million Vietnamese people died during the Second World War, but the granary was full of rice, but still famine came about

The cause of the Vietnam War dates back to the end of the Second World War. During the war, the French colonies of Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia) were occupied by Japan. In 1941, Ho Chi Minimin established the Vietnamese National Party Movement, the Vietnam National People Movement to resist occupiers. Ho Chi Minh is a communist, and with the help of the United States, he began a guerrilla war against the Japanese. At the end of the war, the Japanese began to promote nationalism in Vietnam and eventually confirmed its nominal independence to that country. On August 14, 1945, Ho Chi Minh started the August Revolution, and actually saw Vietnam rule the country.

The Vietnamese French colony was occupied by the Japanese during the Second World War. The reaction of the nationalists in Vietnam was to form the Vietnam Independence Alliance. This is also known as Vietminh. Communist leader Ho Chi Min was the organization. Ho Chi Minh declared independence from French colonial rule. Since Vietnam is rich in minerals, it has been resisted by the French. & Lt; Tab / & gt; In 1950, the French people realized that financial assistance from America was necessary. Truman provided $ 20 million in 1950 and $ 2.6 billion between 1950 and 954. Americans are worried that China's communism will spread to other parts of Vietnam and Indochina. This is called domino theory, and when a country falls into communism, other countries will be the same. The French army is concentrated around Dien Bien Phu, and Vietminh hopes to enter a confrontation where it opens. A few weeks later, the French were forced to surrender.