The 1945–1946 War in Vietnam, codenamed Operation Masterdom [4] by the British, and also known as the Southern Resistance War (Vietnamese: Nam Bộ kháng chiến) [5] [6] by the Vietnamese, was a post–World War II armed conflict involving a largely Indian and French task force and Japanese troops from the Southern Expeditionary Army Group ...

On September 2, 1945, at Duc Anh Ba Đình Square, Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Minh organization, declared Vietnam's independence under the new name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) in a speech that invoked the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the ...

Sep 13, 2017 · • March 1945: Japanese troops occupying Indochina carry out a coup against French authorities and announce an end to the colonial era, declaring Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia independent.

In 1945, members of the American "Deer Team," part of the OSS, worked with Vietnamese guerrilla fighters to throw Japanese troops out of Indochina. As the war ended, the people of Vietnam looked to the United States to support their dreams of independence.

Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1945–1946) or Chinese Kuomintang occupation of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa quân nhập Việt), (Chinese: 華軍入越) were a series of clashes between the Republic of China and the communist Viet Minh following the August Revolution.The Viet Minh at the time de facto led the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, known as "North Vietnam"; it was a …

In March 1945 Japanese forces in Vietnam arrested the French governor and invited emperor Bao Dai to form a government. Bao Dai had been an impotent political figurehead under the French and was no better under the Japanese, acting as their puppet.

Feb 9, 2010 · In early 1945, Japan ousted the French administration in Vietnam and executed numerous French officials. Vietnam War Timeline Whether they volunteered or were drafted, 1 out of 10 soldiers were ...

Mar 14, 2025 · A country of some 30 million in 1945, Vietnam had been colonized by the French in the mid-nineteenth century in an exceptionally violent and exploitive way, and occupied by the Japanese during the Second World War. A nationalist visionary named Ho Chi Minh (“He Who Enlightens” in Vietnamese), who happened to be a communist, organized a ...

1945: the most significant year in the modern history of Vietnam. One thousand years of dynastic politics and monarchist ideology came to an end. Eight decades ...

New-York Historical Society's online exhibit The Vietnam War: 1945-1975 examines the causes, progression, and consequences of the war between the United States and Vietnam. The website features selections from the physical exhibit that appeared at museum in 2017-2018, along with resources exclusive to the website.