Communist.
Before WWII.
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.
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France .
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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