Communist.
Before WWII.
France .
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The French colonized Vietnam in the mid 1800s. In 1885 France looked to take over Vietnam and in 1887 France completely took control of Vietnam.
they supported the non communist country of south Vietnam
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The question should read, "...tried to REGAIN control..."; France.
France did until vietnamese guerrilla forces forced them out after dien ben phu.
America was a colony of Great Britain & Vietnam was a colony of France.
France was industrialized with a modern military; Vietnam wasn't.
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