My brilliant padlet by David Sweet https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf Made with charisma en-us 2016-11-10 21:08:46 UTC 2016-11-10 21:26:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Mar 9, 1945Japanese Occupation davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896016 Japan sweeps away French rule in Indochina. In Vietnam, it places Emperor Bao Dai in power, creating the illusion of an independent Vietnamese state.



]]> 2016-11-10 21:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896016 Apr 12, 1945Roosevelt Dies davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896411 President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. With the death of President Roosevelt, Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd President of the United States.]]> 2016-11-10 21:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896411 Aug 6, 1945Hiroshima davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896588 The United States drops an atomic bomb—the first to be used in warfare—on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000.



]]> 2016-11-10 21:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896588 Aug 15, 1945Japan Surrenders davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896652 Japan surrenders to the Allied Powers, officially ending World War II.



]]> 2016-11-10 21:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896652 Aug 18, 1945August Revolt davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896765 Under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, the Viet Minh revolts against Emperor Bao Dai, Japan's hand-selected ruler.



]]> 2016-11-10 21:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896765 Aug 30, 1945Ho Chi Minh Leads Viet Minh davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896832 Emperor Bao Dai surrenders leadership to Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh.



]]> 2016-11-10 21:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896832 Sep 2, 1945Democratic Republic of Vietnam Declared in Hanoi davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896921 Viet Minh leaders proclaim the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, with Hanoi its capital and Ho Chi Minh its president. No other countries recognize this regime.



]]> 2016-11-10 21:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896921 Sep 13, 1945Viet Minh Leaves South davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896988 The British land in Saigon to disarm the Japanese and to restore French control south of the seventeenth parallel, in what will become known as South Vietnam. After some fighting, the Viet Minh withdraw



]]> 2016-11-10 21:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136896988 Sep 13, 1945Viet Minh Leaves South davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136897356 Ho Chi Minh pens a letter to President Harry S. Truman, asking him for the support of the United States in gaining independence for Vietnam.



]]> 2016-11-10 21:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136897356 Jun 1946Ho Chi Minh Meets French davidsweetbmx https://padlet.com/davidsweetbmx/e8zi1xivjraf/wish/136897438 Negotiations between French leaders and Ho Chi Minh break down. France refuses to grant Vietnamese independence and declares the southern region of Vietnam a French colony. Ho Chi Minh returns to Hanoi disenchanted.



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