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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1487732" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>That is the simple answer most choose to give and believe. But it's a very complex topic rooted in French colonialism.</p><p></p><p>From 1887 -1941 France ruled Indochina (which was divided into 4 areas) for France's economic benefit.</p><p>May 1941 during WWII Japan gained military control over French Indochina.</p><p></p><p>Franklin Roosevelt with General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell made it clear that after WWII France was to have no part</p><p>in Indochina. In part due to Vietnam's revolt seeking freedom in 1930 which France had crushed militarily and partly</p><p>because France had done such a p/ss poor job ruling over Indochina in the 20th century.</p><p>Roosevelt and Stilwell believed that after the war the 4 countries of French Indochina should be free and Chiang Kai-</p><p>shek would probably be best to oversee the transition. The deaths of Roosevelt in 1945 and Stilwell's in October 1946 opened the door for France to come back in, militarily taking it back Dec. 19, 1946</p><p></p><p>France being a supposed ally and with the USA otherwise preoccupied Truman turned a blind eye.</p><p>Then a series of bad choices and poor judgement drug USA in shortly before France turned tail and ran in 1954.</p><p>Communism never would have been as strongly rooted if France had minded it's own business and stayed the H/ll out </p><p>in 1946.</p><p></p><p>IMO the world would've been better off if we would have just let Germany have France after WWI.</p><p>Hitler would never have come to power and Germany would have dealt with the Russian commies on their own.</p><p> :tiphat:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1487732, member: 14585"] That is the simple answer most choose to give and believe. But it's a very complex topic rooted in French colonialism. From 1887 -1941 France ruled Indochina (which was divided into 4 areas) for France's economic benefit. May 1941 during WWII Japan gained military control over French Indochina. Franklin Roosevelt with General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell made it clear that after WWII France was to have no part in Indochina. In part due to Vietnam's revolt seeking freedom in 1930 which France had crushed militarily and partly because France had done such a p/ss poor job ruling over Indochina in the 20th century. Roosevelt and Stilwell believed that after the war the 4 countries of French Indochina should be free and Chiang Kai- shek would probably be best to oversee the transition. The deaths of Roosevelt in 1945 and Stilwell's in October 1946 opened the door for France to come back in, militarily taking it back Dec. 19, 1946 France being a supposed ally and with the USA otherwise preoccupied Truman turned a blind eye. Then a series of bad choices and poor judgement drug USA in shortly before France turned tail and ran in 1954. Communism never would have been as strongly rooted if France had minded it's own business and stayed the H/ll out in 1946. IMO the world would've been better off if we would have just let Germany have France after WWI. Hitler would never have come to power and Germany would have dealt with the Russian commies on their own. :tiphat: [/QUOTE]
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