'46-'54
The war with the French.
During the war, it was the French "P" (Piasters).
From around 1945(end of World War II), til the French defeat at the battle at Dien Bihn Phu(1954).
1946-1954.
The Tet Offensive happened in 1968, long after the French withdrew from Indochina. The Tet Offensive was the turning point in the Vietnam War, and was launched against the United States.
The Catholic religion and the French language was second to Vietnamese religion/language during the war. When we met a (South) Viet National in the field, if he didn't speak English, he could sometimes speak French.
During the war, French was a second language in South Vietnam. Many churches were Catholic with French speaking Vietnamese chaplains (to most GIs any religious man was a Chaplain, since that's what was in the US Army).
Montagnard and Vietnamese; The Montagnards (French for Mountaineer/Mountain People) were considered (during the war) to be the original inhabitants of Vietnam. The Vietnamese were considered (during the war) to be immigrants from Ancient China.
she is mixed between vietnamese and french
Some Vietnamese people do speak French, as the country was colonized by the French in the past. French influence can still be observed in certain aspects of Vietnamese culture and language. However, the majority of Vietnamese people do not speak French fluently today.
He did not want the Vietnamese to take over the french colony of Indochina
When Japan surrendered in 1945, ending WWII, the French RETURNED to Vietnam; they met resistance from the communist backed Viet Minh, the war was on: 1946-1954.