French Prevails Of Vietnamese Nationalism

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World World Two was the most significant turning point for the prevail of Vietnamese Nationalism, because it allowed nationalists to fight for their independence. The French corrupted the Vietnamese sovereignty by colonizing and dividing the nation. Vietnamese Nationalists fought endlessly to try to catch France’s weaknesses and challenge them with every opportunity they got. They were the ones who made it clear to everyone who the French really were. The French had taken every bit of dignity and freedom from them, that it was demeaning towards Vietnam. They no longer had the

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