The Vietnam conflict began in the late nineteenth century. The French
conquered Vietnam and made it a protectorate. For nearly forty years,
Vietnam had not experienced settled peace. The League for the Independence
of Vietnam ( Viet Minh ) was formed in 1941, seeking independence from the
French. On September 2nd,1945, Ho Chi Minh proclaimed it independent of
France. The French opposed their independence from 1945 to 1954. The first
representatives of de Gualle's government landed by parachute in Saigon and
Hanoi on August 23rd, 1945. The French wanted to reestablish their rule in
Vietnam…
