1941 ⟶ Japan Occupies Southern Indochina
Japanese troops occupy southern French Indochina. The Vichy ...
Year
1940
1941
🇯🇵 Japan Occupies French Indochina
The Japanese occupy French Indochina; local French administrators become only figurehead authorities.⟶
French IndochinaJapanOccupationColonialismAsiaWorld War IIVichy FranceExpansionism
🇯🇵 Japanese Forces Enter Hanoi
Japanese 5th Division march into Hanoi, French Indochina.⟶
JapanIndochinaHanoioccupationSoutheast AsiaFrench Indochinamilitary
🇯🇵 Japan Occupies Southern Indochina
Japanese troops occupy southern French Indochina. The Vichy French colonial government is allowed by the Japanese to continue to administer Vietnam. French repression continues. The Vichy French also agree to the occupation by the Japanese of bases in Indochina.⟶
JapanIndochinaFrench ColoniesOccupationSoutheast AsiaVichy France
💰 US Freezes Japanese Assets in Response to Indochina Occupation
In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.⟶
USJapanSanctionsIndochinaEconomic WarfarePearl HarborRoosevelt
