Canada in the Post-War World
“The American War”

Before 1954
During WWII, Japan occupied
French Indochina
After the Japanese surrender,
the Viet Minh launched a
country-wide effort to seize
government
On September 2, 1945,
Ho Chi Minh declared the
Democratic Republic of
Vietnam

Before 1954
In southern Vietnam, French
troopsArmy studySaigon, andat
As US arrived in completed
tried to re-establish colonialthe
the time noted, France lost
French rule because it
war primarily
“neglected to cultivate broke out
In 1947, full scale war the loyalty
and support of the Vietnamese
between the Viet Minh and France
people.”
In 1954, France finally admitted
defeat, and independence was
granted to Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam