Question

The map below shows Asia under colonial rule during the 19th and 20th centuries. In which of the following areas did resistance fighters use guerrilla attacks against the French during the struggle for independence?

Answer 1

First Indochina War:
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Answer 2

Answer:

Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. (This happened in the first Indochina war )

Explanation:

In the Indochina War, from 1946 to 1954, Vietnamese (generally Communists) fought against French troops for the independence of Vietnam and the end of French rule in the region called Indochina Francesa. This conflict resulted in the independence of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and may have caused up to 400,000 deaths.

The Indochinese War put two completely different and unequal forces in force. The French possessed an army formed by soldiers from different French colonies in Africa and Asia and had superior firepower, in addition to having the support of the United States from 1949.

The Vietminh army, led by Vo Nguyen Giap, knew that it would not be able to maintain an open combat against the French troops. Thus, the Vietminh adopted guerrilla tactics and promoted sabotage operations against the French and surprise attacks of great intensity, followed by strategic leaks through the dense forest or mountainous regions of Vietnam.