Vietnamese Independence During WWII

This history essay examines Vietnam's journey to independence during World War II. It details the Japanese invasion of Indochina, the formation of the Viet Minh under Ho Chi Minh, and the subsequent declaration of independence in 1945. The essay also highlights the exploitation of Vietnam by the French colonial government prior to the war.

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During 1940s, the Japanese fascists invaded the territory of Indo-China in order to establish
new war bases to fight against the allies and fearing them the French government handed over
the rule of Vietnam to them. At least 30000 troops of Japan were stationing in Indo-China and
they had the access of all the major airports of Vietnam. After the destruction of French army,
the emperor who was appointed by the French government was allowed to claim independence
of the country and eventually established the national government of Vietnam (Tanaka, 2017).
The main power was in the hand of Japanese government though.
In the mean time, as Ho Chi Minh said, the communist party of Vietnam formed an alliance
under a leadership that was known as league for the real independence of the country (Chen,
2015). Later the country Vietnam was named Viet Minh. When Ho Chi Minh went to china in
order to seek assistance he was arrested and imprisoned by the government of China.
Subsequently after the fall of Japanese army, an uprising of the communists was seen in Vietnam
and they declared a Democratic republic of Vietnam and finally they got their independence in
the year of 1945. By this time, the communist party of Vietnam gained power when they outcast
their unorganized rivals like the noncommunist parties. Ho demanded the independence because
of the service they provided to the World War 2 for the benefit of the allied force. Then the
government of democratic Vietnam declared their independence of the father land.
Ho claimed that the thought process of the governments of the countries likes France and
United States were wrong, as they did not feel that Vietnam should earn their independence. He
stated that man is born free and the independence of their father land is one of their fundamental
rights, and thus declaring the independence and establishing a democratic government is the right
thing to do (Jones, 2013). They strongly believed that the people of Vietnam should get the basic
right of liberation.

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French Indo-China was established in the year of 1887 and that lasted till 1954. During this
time, the army of France literally extorted everything from the innocent Vietnamese people,
draining the wealth of the country totally. The peasants, businessmen were manipulated and the
whole economy of the country got devastated by the extortion of the French army.
Thus to conclude, it can be said that during those time it was a black phase for the residents
of the country and the rise of the communist party just served the purpose and for them in
today’s world Vietnam stands as one of the major democratic countries in Asia.

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References
Jones, A. (Ed.). (2013). Genocide, war crimes and the West: history and complicity. Zed Books
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Chen, K. C. (2015). Vietnam and China, 1938-1954. Princeton University Press.
Tanaka, Y. (2017). Hidden horrors: Japanese war crimes in World War II. Rowman &
Littlefield.