FRENCH IN VIETNAM MACROHISTORY EXTINCTION EMPIRE PREVIOUS THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM HO CHI MINH INDEPENDENT SEPTEMBER 1945 THE WHOLE TEN DAYS BRITISH TROOPS SAIGON SURRENDER FRENCH TROOPS ORDERS THE CHAIRMAN CHARLES SOUTHERN HALF FRENCH TRIED FRIENDLY ACCEPTANCE COMMISSIONER ADMIRAL THIERRY NORTHERN VIETNAM VIET MINH SOUTH VIETNAM REPUBLIC OF COCHIN CHINA VIETNAMESE FELT BROKE AUGUST 1946 PRESIDENT TRUMAN SPOKE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES RADIO ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FREE DISTURBED ADMINISTRATION VIEWED RULE INDOCHINA HELPFUL GAINING PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY BELLIGERENT SOVIET LEADER GEORGES BIDAULT PHOTO OFFICE PORT NAVAL KILLING TEN MEN KILL IT IS YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP IN THE END DREW MILITARILY SOLDIERS THE MINORITY ETHNIC MINORITIES LAOS EMPLOYED FOREIGN LEGION MERCENARIES EUROPEAN DESCENT HELP FUNDING THE COLD WAR THE END THE US EXPENSE RECRUIT FRANCE WAR IN VIETNAM ORDER KEEP THE WAR BECOMING UNPOPULAR AT HOME WAR COMMUNISTS LEFTIST JEAN PAUL SARTRE WHAT IT THE STATE COUNTRY RULED EMPEROR BAO DAI ARMY GENERAL WITH THEM CATHOLIC LOYAL FAITH PREFERENTIAL GOVERNMENT CHURCH CATHOLICS CHOSE CHINA TROOPS NORTH FORTS THE BORDER FIGHTING COUPLE DROPPING AIR MOBILITY THE DESIRE BROAD SPECTRUM POPULATION FIGHT FOREIGN PRESSURE FULL NEIGHBORING MARCH 1953 PARIS GRANT CAMBODIA CAMBODIANS TURN TO THE GUERRILLA SO MUCH TROUBLE JULY 3 THEMSELVES READY KING SIHANOUK HERO THE EYES OF FELLOW PHNOM PENH IN TRIUMPH PIERRE PRIME MINISTER BEGINNING ALREADY THE FRENCH UNION RATHER NEGOTIATIONS PROTECT THE FOCUS THE EXTREME NORTHWEST THE PROVINCE BIEN BREADBASKET AREA THE VILLAGE DIEN BIEN PHU CONCENTRATED MAJOR FORCE CUTTING OFF SUPPLY LINES FORCING RELY ON AIR DROPS AIRCRAFT MECHANICS THE AMERICAN SAVE THE SITUATION THE HIGHLANDS ABLE SHELL ARISEN GUERRILLA WARFARE PITCHED BATTLE ARMED INTERVENTION SEVENTH FLEET SECRETARY OF STATE PRESIDENT EISENHOWER BEGGING AIR COVER BELONGING EISENHOWER HAPPY COLONIAL UPSET KIND POSITION COMMON MILITARY RECOGNIZE NECESSARY CONGRESSIONAL ENTER BRITAIN APRIL 26 GENEVA CONFERENCE THE SOVIET UNION PURPOSE SETTLING CONFLICT MAY 7 COMMANDER HEADQUARTERS HANOI UNDERSTOOD YOU WILL TO THE END OUT OF THE QUESTION RUN UP THE WHITE FLAG YOUR HEROIC THE 55 DAYS WARFARE SUFFERED DEAD PRISONERS WHOM ABLE BODIED MILES PRISON HUNDREDS DIED DISEASE THE RED CROSS SURVIVING OFFICIALLY REPATRIATED FOUR MONTHS LATER THE WAKE PRIME JOSEPH LANIEL RESIGNED JUNE 19 WANTED GIVE PRIORITY ECONOMIC EXPANSION LIABILITY TOTAL WITHDRAWAL FROM THE WAR IN VIETNAM PARLIAMENT CHOICE GENEVA SOUTHEAST VOTED ENDING OPPOSITION TO ROMAN CATHOLICS CONCERNED LEAVING POLITICAL RIGHT VERBAL ABUSE CALLING ATTENTION OPERATION PASSAGE TO FREEDOM ACCEPT THE COUNTRY NORTH AND SOUTH ARGUMENTS ZHOU THE AGREEMENT WERE TO BAO DAI WAS TO PRESIDENT IN THE SOUTH ELECTIONS FRENCH FORCES WITHDRAW THE NORTH FULLY INTERNATIONAL CONTROL COMMISSION UP TO IMPLEMENTATION OF GENEVA ACCORDS CONSISTING OF COMMISSIONERS SIGNED THE KOREAN WAR HOSTILITY COMMUNISM THE UNITED PERIOD PEOPLE PASSAGE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN MOVE UNDERWAY POLITICAL DIVIDE KOREAN PENINSULA INDIAN THE EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION NAVY TRANSPORT CIVILIANS NORTHERN ZONE ZONE ESCAPE COMMUNIST WIKIPEDIA SOURCES COPYRIGHT FRANK ALL RIGHTS RESERVED