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French Freedom PapersMain MenuLettersSummaries of the translated letters of the French Freedom Papers collectionRelevant FiguresProvides context about the people sending, receiving, and mentioned in these lettersRelevant Events & PlacesProvides context about the historical events and places being discussed in the lettersReferencesSources used to give context to the historical events and figures found in the letters.External ResourcesLinks to external sites about Charles de Gaulle, World War II, Free French, and this collectionTranslation MethodsKSU French 7208b42ed21d3c5345086d6fd65589ad65f6b323f0c
Tonkin (Tongking)
12016-10-02T21:51:27-07:00Megan Sowersc023feda8dbdb85243bbbf37917e3e9211ac1d14986317plain2016-12-07T10:44:31-08:00Megan Sowersc023feda8dbdb85243bbbf37917e3e9211ac1d14Tonkin, otherwise known as Tongking, is a region of northern Vietnam. It is located just south of China, east of Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. It is situated on the Red River delta and is very rich in rice production.
The French invaded Tonkin during the Sino-French War in 1884-1885. It was then made into a French protectorate, along with the areas of Annam and Cochinchina, splitting Vietnam into three parts.
Hanoi became the capital of Tonkin and of French Indochina during French rule. Japan was given control of the area by the Vichy government in 1940. During this time, the Japanese took control of Vietnam briefly, allowing the French to remain as a puppet government. The French colonial rule ended however during the Japanese occupation of the area on March 9, 1945 when they imprisoned the Vichy French government. France was able to regain control in 1946.
After World War II, Northern Vietnam became home to the communist Viet Minh and Hanoi was reclaimed by the French. War broke out between the two areas in the First Indochina War. After a French defeat in 1954, Tonkin became a part of the communist state of Northern Vietnam.
12016-10-09T19:17:09-07:00Leah Devers42408f2f7751c1c649b624bacebb2a415aa0bbd9Relevant Events & Places16Provides context about the historical events and places being discussed in the lettersplain2016-12-07T09:10:09-08:00Leah Devers42408f2f7751c1c649b624bacebb2a415aa0bbd9
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12016-12-05T13:07:00-08:00Tonkin3This map shows the regions of French Indochina during the time of World War II - Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina. Attribution: By Titus III (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commonsplain2016-12-05T13:11:49-08:00
