Vietnam during the Second World War Between 1939 and 1945 Vietnamese guerrillas (Viet Minh) fought the French and the Japanese. Before World War II, the French ruled Vietnam, then the Japanese took over. When this happened, communist leader Ho Chi Minh, who created the Vietminh in 1945, fought the Japanese and defeated them. When the Japanese were defeated, the French tried to rule Vietnam again, Ho Chi Minh also fought them, but the Americans supported the French because they did not want Vietnam to become communist under Ho Chi Minh. However, Ho Chi Minh also defeated the French. The VietMinh was established in Vietnam by Ho ChiMinh in 1941. The Vietminh was mainly inspired by Ho ChiMinh, known as a patriot and a Marxist-Leninist and a fervent communist. Between 1946 and 1954, the North Vietnamese defeated the French. after the return of the French to Indochina, where negotiations between France and the Vietminh on the status of Vietnam failed and where, in December 1946, war broke out. The Vietminh enjoyed popular support in the countryside while the French force resided in the urban areas. This war ended on May 8, 1954 when, with the help of the Chinese Communists, the Vietminh managed to defeat the French army in the Battle of Äiên Bien Phu. The colonial rulers, France, had fought hard since the end of World War II and 1954 to reconquer their country. their former territories, but with a poorly organized and demoralized army, their efforts failed. After their defeat at Dien Bien Phu on May 8, 1954, the French decided to start discussions...... middle of paper ......ition, aid, food, etc. This meant they had a strong hold on South Vietnam. In the Gulf of Ton Kin, in 1964, a reported attack by North Vietnamese gunboats on U.S. naval craft stationed in the gulf led to increased U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. Vietnamization was a policy implemented by President Nixon in 1969, which involved strengthening South Vietnam's military and withdrawing the Americans. combat troops. In March 1970, General Lon Nol took power, declared Cambodia a republic and sent his army to fight the Vietcong in the border areas. This lured the North Vietnamese into Cambodia, followed by American and South Vietnamese troops. For the next two years, Cambodia was a battlefield in the Vietnam War. While in 1971, South Vietnamese forces invaded Laos to cut off the communist supply route, but were repelled..