Vietnam has no true deserts. There is an area or red sand dunes along the coast that is known as the Mui Ne Desert but it actually just a big beach.
I'm thinking the reason Mussolini invades Abyssinia in 1935 was because it was not alligned to any other European country, which all the others were. Abyssinia is now known as Ethiopia.
India was known as the jewel in the crown, and was colonised by Great Britain.
South Africa
John Rolfe and John Smith were associated with the Colony of Virginia. They are also known for their relations with Pocahontas; she may have saved Smith's life and Rolfe eventually married her.
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The French Vietnam War was 1946-1954 (also known as the 1st Indochina War). The US Vietnam War was 1961-1973 (also known as the 2nd Indochina War).
It is called Indochina and also includes Cambodia. During French rule it was known as French Indochina.
France. These countries came to be known as French Indochina.
Vietnam was ruled by France as a colony during the 1800's and early 1900's. The territory under French control in southeast Asia was known as French IndoChina. The revolt of the Vietnamese people against French colonization lead to US involvment and the Vietnam war.
The French fought the 1st Indochina War (1946-1954). (Also known as the French-Vietnam War). The US fought the 2nd Indochina War (1961-1973). (Also known as the US-Vietnam War)
Indochina.
Argumentatively, Vietnam never gained any independence from China. China always controlled Vietnam, that's why it was called IndoCHINA. France fought China and won Vietnam in the 1860s. So, again, argumentatively, Vietnam never was an independent nation until April 30, 1975. 1. Prior to 30 April 1975, there were TWO Vietnams, not one. 2. From 1946-1954 Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia were in transition (changing); a colony of France but not a colony of France...as they were in limbo; fighting. 3. From 1940-1945 under Japanese rule.
French Indochina, now known as Vietnam
This is a question that is answered differently depending on political orientation. According to the Vietnamese, the first colonizers of Vietnam were the Chinese who attempted to integrate Vietnam into China at several points over the last 2000 years. (Of course, the Chinese argue that Vietnam was a province of China that managed to break away from Chinese control in fits and starts.) Outside of Vietnam, especially in the West, the colonization of Indochina (which included Vietnam) under the French is considered the first colonization of Vietnam. They disqualify the Chinese invasions either because the Chinese Occupation was distinct from colonization as it would be practiced in the Imperialist Period or because of the Euro-centric idea that only Western countries can colonize.
1. 1st Indochina War (or French Indochina War) 2. 2nd Indochina Wwar (or Vietnam War or American Vietnamese War) Number one listed above was actually a war for independence from France. War number two was an act of military conquest performed by the North.
Vietnam wasn't a country during or before World War II. That region of the world was known as French Indochina. Tonkin came under the control of France at the end of the Sino-French War in 1885. French Indochina was formed by the combination of the French Protectorate of Annam, the French controlled region of Tonkin, and the colony of Cochinchina in the south finally in 1887. French Indochina comprised all of modern day Vietnam, and large parts of Laos, Cambodia, and Guangzhouwan (small portion of southern China).With the fall of France to Nazi Germany in the opening days of WWII, French control over the region began slipping when the puppet Vichy gave access to Tonkin to the Japanese in 1940. The Japanese used the opportunity to gain control over all of French Indochina, and remained in control until Japan surrendered to the US in August 1945.