Indochina
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Indochina is the southeastern peninsula of Asia comprising Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and the Malay Peninsula.
The name reflects the region's position between India and China and the cultural influences of both.
In narrower usage, Indochina refers specifically to the former French colonial territory—Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia: the Indochina wars, French Indochina.
Southeast Asian coastal nation
- CambodiaIndochinese kingdom near Vietnam
- LaosIndochinese landlocked republic
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
Southeast Asia · Thailand · Myanmar · delta · highlands · Gulf of Tonkin · Mekong Delta · Red River
Cold-era Indochina military engagement
- Angkor WatMassive Khmer temple complex
- Geneva AccordsPostcolonial partition agreements
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese nationalist leader
- Cambodian genocide1970s mass murder campaign
Tonkin · Fall of Saigon · Viet Minh · Pol Pot · domino theory · proxy war · reunification · boat people
Extending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
administration · governance · plantations · missionaries · subjugation · assimilation · resistance · liberation
Vietnam
Southeast Asian coastal nation
- CambodiaIndochinese kingdom near Vietnam
- LaosIndochinese landlocked republic
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
peninsula · Southeast Asia · Thailand · Myanmar · delta · highlands · Gulf of Tonkin · Mekong Delta · Red River · tropical
Vietnam War
Cold-era Indochina military engagement
- Angkor WatMassive Khmer temple complex
- Geneva AccordsPostcolonial partition agreements
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese nationalist leader
Cambodian genocide · Tonkin · Fall of Saigon · Viet Minh · Pol Pot · domino theory · proxy war · reunification · boat people · killing fields
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- exploitationSelfish use of others
annexation · administration · governance · plantations · missionaries · subjugation · assimilation · resistance · liberation · decolonization
mysterious
Beyond easy comprehension
elephants · jungle · spices · orchids · monsoons · colorful · aroma · flavors · teak · water buffalo
Buddhism
Enlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- pagodasTiered East Asian towers
- templesHoly places or head sides
ethnic groups · silk · cuisine · festivals · mythology · Theravada · animism · monks · incense · pho
- AsiaJapan, Thailand, Korea, Vietnam, Japanese
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- landmassescontinent, island, peninsula, Africa, mainland
- tropicsequator, tropical climate, coconut tree, tropical, tropical zone
- World RegionsEurope, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
- imperialismempire building, colonization, imperial expansion, British Empire, colonies
IndochinaIndian subcontinent
Peninsula below the Himalayas
South Asia · East Asia · Indonesia · Central Asia · Middle East
- French IndochinaSoutheast Asian colonial territory