French Indochina
Saigon's former federation
French Indochina was a colonial territory in Southeast Asia under French control from the mid-19th century until 1954, comprising present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
The region became a major theater of conflict during World War II and the subsequent First Indochina War, which ended French colonial rule.
The fall of French Indochina marked the beginning of American involvement in Vietnam.
Vietnam's seat of government
- SaigonFormer Vietnamese capital
- TonkinNorthern Vietnam historically
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese nationalist leader
- Viet MinhVietnamese independence coalition
pho · banh mi · Vietnamese · Geneva Accords · partition · Mekong Delta · Red River · Haiphong
Massive Khmer temple complex
- Phnom PenhCambodia's seat of government
- KhmerCambodia's dominant ethnic group
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
Theravada · apsara · Kampuchea · Mekong River
Freedom from external control
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- Viet MinhVietnamese independence coalition
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese nationalist leader
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
1954 · decolonization · anti-colonialism · liberation · insurgency · partition · sovereignty · self-determination
Guarded semi-autonomous territory
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- rubber plantationsLatex-producing tree farms
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
governor-general · colons · infrastructure · railways · coolies · forced labor · Eurasians
Laos's chief city
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- LaoPeople of landlocked Southeast Asia
- HmongSoutheast Asian ethnic group
Hanoi
Vietnam's seat of government
- SaigonFormer Vietnamese capital
- TonkinNorthern Vietnam historically
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese nationalist leader
Viet Minh · pho · banh mi · Vietnamese · Geneva Accords · partition · Mekong Delta · Red River · Haiphong · mandarins
Angkor Wat
Massive Khmer temple complex
- Phnom PenhCambodia's seat of government
- KhmerCambodia's dominant ethnic group
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
Buddhism · Theravada · apsara · Kampuchea · Mekong River
independence
Freedom from external control
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- Viet MinhVietnamese independence coalition
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese nationalist leader
guerrilla · 1954 · decolonization · anti-colonialism · liberation · insurgency · partition · sovereignty · self-determination
protectorate
Guarded semi-autonomous territory
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- rubber plantationsLatex-producing tree farms
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
assimilation · governor-general · colons · infrastructure · railways · coolies · forced labor · Eurasians
Vientiane
Laos's chief city
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- LaoPeople of landlocked Southeast Asia
Hmong · kingdom · opium trade · mountainous · landlocked
China, France, India, French, Francophone, Francophobia, Indochina, Francophobe