it is the french colonial empire
They controlled North Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and probably controlled the their ally, the VC.
Wars prior to Vietnam were ground taking wars (territorial gains). Vietnam was a body count war-a war of attrition.
A turbulent free democratic government.
people identified with a particular region rather than with the nation as a whole
Yes, Germany was the strongest European country before the war and after. In fact, it remains the strongest European nation to date. This is mainly due to the German economy, and not so much the German army. However, prior to and during World War I, the German army was considered the most powerful and the German navy was considered equal to the British.
France. They left Vietnam after they were defeated by the Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu. Lots of Vietnamese and French died during the battle.
France was the primary European nation involved with Indo-China prior to the US's entry into Vietnam.
They controlled North Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and probably controlled the their ally, the VC.
Italy.
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Germany's main allies prior to World War 1 were Austria-Hungary and Italy. These countries formed the Triple Alliance in 1882, which was a defensive alliance aimed at countering the influence of France and Russia in Europe.
Before reunification, Vietnam was divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam had a Sino-Soviet backed Communist government, while South Vietnam had a Western-backed Democratic government (at least in principle). Prior to the division of North and South Vietnam, it was subject to a French colonial government, whose control of the region was interrupted during WWII, when a Japanese occupational government controlled the region.
Vietnam is a medium sized country, it is only a couple hundred miles thin and over 1,000 miles long. But it is huge by population, with an impressive 91 million inhabitants.
The defeat of Russia by Japan in the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War, for all practical purposes gave Japan the highest level of a sphere of influence in iron ore rich Manchuria. Prior to the imperialism of the 1800 and 1900's , China controlled Manchuria.
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The Spanish introduced the concept of European civilization, including European style politics, to the Philippines when they began expanding into the nation. Prior to the Spanish, the Philippines were not a unified country and had a well developed process of politics and war among the various states that controlled the islands. The particular style of politics and government now seen in the Philippines is derived from US style government and politics. The US controlled the Philippines from about 1903 and imposed many elements of the US Constitution and governmental style on the country. Prior to WW2 a date for Philippine independence had been set and a Commonwealth government established with increasing local control of all governmental functions.
17th. http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/South+Vietnam