Empire of Vietnam (Japanese Puppet)

This article is about the specific polity Empire of Vietnam (Japanese Puppet) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan governing the former French protectorates of Annam and Tonkin in 1945.

Establishment

March 1945: The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan.

Chronology

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1. World War II

Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

1.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)

Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.

1.1.1.Japanese Surrender (World War II)

Were the evacuation of the Japanese forces from occupied territories after the formal surrender of the Empire of Japan.

August 1945: After the dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan accepts the Allied unconditional surrender terms (14 August 1945). Japanese forces leave occupied territories.

2. Century of humiliation

A period (1839-1949) of foregin interventions in China resulting in the occupation, conquest or lease of large territories by foregin countries.

2.1.Sino-Japanese Wars

Were two major wars between China and Japan in the XIX and XX centuries.

2.1.1.Second Sino-Japanese War

Was a military conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Theater of the Second World War.

2.1.1.1.Japanese invasion of French Indochina

Was the Japanese invasion and occupation of French Indochina.

August 1945: The Empire of Vietnam was reintegrated into French Indochina on August 23, 1945.

2.1.1.1.1.Japanese coup d'etat

Was the creation of the Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan during World War II.