Indochina was a former French colony that had been dominated by Japanese force of arms and the French sought to reestablish control over it's former colony .
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.
The United States
To prevent the communist take over of the NON-communist Republic of South Vietnam, by Communist NORTH Vietnam.
The French had fought there from 1946 to 1954; 1st Indochina War or French Indochina War.
The French were defeated in the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954. They were driven out then.
France was industrialized with a modern military; Vietnam wasn't.
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.
He did not want the Vietnamese to take over the french colony of Indochina
The French sought to re-establish control over it's former colony .
US sent military aid to France in 1940 to help them take over Vietnam.
French troops landed in Vietnam in 1858. By the 1880's the French had a strong hold over the territories of Vietnam.
The French.
1975
No, english people could go over there, then you have an english person in Vietnam.
The French Indochina War most likely led to the (so called) American Vietnam War. Because the French war divided up the country into TWO nations; North & South Vietnams. When the communist led North Vietnam attempted to take over (conquer) South Vietnam... this led to US involvment.
Against Communist North Vietnam's take over of the Republic of South Vietnam.
The war was fought against COMMUNISM; North Vietnam was communist & trying to take over SOUTH Vietnam which was NOT communist.