20 mayo 1946 año - French-Indochinese War (1946-1954)

Descripción:

- ho chi minh communist leader for indep for vietnam/ group = vietminh and vietnamese people's army
- ho chi minh ally = u.s. to battle japanese previously during ww2
- u.s. ignores war bc it was a "colonial conflict" until korean war changes the p.o.v. and perceive the conflict as "french v.s. communists"
- u.s. supports french against communists/ho chi minh
- french fall at dien bien phu fort in may 1954 after u.s. fails to help

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