Answer: In March 1945 the Japanese imprisoned the French administrators and took direct control of Vietnam until the Allies defeated them in August. At that point, the Vietnamese August Revolution set up a Provisional Government, but the French took back control of the country in 1945–1946
In March 1945, the Japanese imprisoned the French administrators and took direct control of Vietnam until the Allies defeated them in August.Just consider the U.S. response to Chi Minh's declaration of Vietnam's independence on September 2, 1945. Vietnam had been a French colony before World War II started. After France fell to Germany in 1940, Japan seized control of Vietnam, but allowed French officials and troops to administer the country.
Explanation:
The French wanted to regain its colony Indochina, which was taken by the Japanese during the war. ... The Vietnamese defeated the French, and the French decided to give up on trying to regain Indochina.
