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Ho Chi Minh was the Communist ruler in that period. He led the Vietminth in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese during WWII.
The U.S. wanted to ensure French support in the cold war.
Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the communist revolution against French colonialism in Vietnam. He was also the first President of North Vietnam.
The US supplied the French with weapons and equipment in their fight AGAINST communism. The Viet Minh (Vietnamese Communists) were supported by the Soviets and Red Chinese.
In November 1946 a French cruiser bombarded the northern Vietnamese port of Haiphong, causing an estimated 6000 civilian deaths. The incident sparked open warfare the following month between French forces and the Viet Minh nationalist movement.
I believe it was Ho Chi Minh.
By forcefullygiving the Viet Minh aids
Why did the US back the French in their fight against Ho Chi Minh
You've got the right elements, they're just not in the correct order. Ho Chi Minh led the Viet Minh in waging war against the French from 1946-1954.
The Viet Minh were the communist forces led by Ho Chi Minh against the French during the 1st Indochina War (French Indochina War-1946 to 1954).
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was the Communist ruler in that period. He led the Vietminth in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese during WWII.
The U.S. wanted to ensure French support in the cold war.
For the younger generation back then, Ho Chi Minh had been a founder of the communist party in North Vietnam & a "Hero" & victor against the French.
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the communist revolution against French colonialism in Vietnam. He was also the first President of North Vietnam.
General Vo Nguyen Giap