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Indochina, the countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia formerly associated with France, first within its empire and later within the French Union. French rule was ended in 1954 with the Geneva Accords. The term Indochina refers to the intermingling of Indian and Chinese influences in the culture of the region.
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Definition. The Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) was a revolutionary political party founded in 1930 to promote communism and independence in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Until 1914, Europeans exported that violence hundreds or thousands of miles away as they occupied whole continents. In 1914, however, it came home to roost in the First World War.
Indochina is a region in Southeast Asia that encompasses the countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It has a complex history marked by colonialism, war, and mass atrocities, particularly during and after World War II, which resulted in profound social and political changes in the region.
After decades of serving as France’s colony of economic exploitation, Indochina fell under Japanese control during World War II. Although the French regained control of the region after the war, independence movements across Indochina grew strong enough to continue their anti-French struggle.
Indochina was the second most invested-in French colony by 1940 after Algeria, with investments totaling up to 6.7 million francs. The exploitation of natural resources for direct export was the chief purpose of all French investments, with rice, coal, rare minerals, and later also rubber as the main products.
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