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The French in Vietna
Key Dates of the French Colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The French conquered Indochina in what year? | 1893 |
| Why did the French want Vietnam as a colony? | God, gold and glory. |
| What did the French do to Vietnamese Catholics? | Gave them land ownership, creating an elitist landowning class |
| What did the French do to the regular Vietnamese? | Taxed them heavily and imposed their culture onto them. |
| When was the Scholars Revolt? | 1885 |
| When did Ho Chi Minh create the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League? | 1923 |
| What happened to the National Party, formed in 1930? | They revolted, protesting and assasinating, and their leaders were systematically executed |
| What was formed in 1930? | The Indochinese Communist Party |
| When were the Viet Minh formed? | 1941 |
| When did Japan invade Indochina? | 1940 |
| When did the Japanese rule end? | 10-20 August 1945 |
| What did the British do when the Vietnamese claimed independence on the 2nd September 1945? | Agreed that the French should return, and supported the French in arriving back and launching an effort to crush the Viet Minh |
| What happened on the 6 March 1946? | Ho bargained with the French after fearing the presence of the Chinese in the North |
| What had happened by 1947? | The Viet Minh and the French were at war |
| What happened in 1950? | China recognized Vietnam as an independent communist state |
| What happened March-May 1954, costing the French 15,000 men? | Dien Bien Phu |
| When was the Geneva Conference? | June 1954 |