Asia Pacific, 06 May 1954: First Indochina War
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 06 May 1954 (The Cold War in Asia: First Indochina War), showing the following events: End of occupation of Japan; Viet Minh invade Laos; Korean Armistice Agreement; Battle of Dien Bien Phu.

S o v i e t U n i o n

I n d o n e s i a

People's

Republic of

China

Japan(US infl.)

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Solomon Is.(UK)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Papua &
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

Vietnam(Fr. ass.)

E.T.(Sov. concess.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Kuril Islands(Sov. adm.)

Ryukyu Is.(US adm.)

Camb.(Fr. ass.)

Dutch
New Guinea(Neth.)

Brunei(UK prot.)

P. Timor(Port.)

Nat. China
(Taiwan)

Nauru(Aus. T.T.)

W. Samoa(NZ T.T.)

American
Samoa(US)

Gilbert

Islands(UK)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Tokelau(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(UK)

Marshall

Islands(US)

Mariana

Islands(US)

M i c r o n e s i a(US T.T.)

Paracel Is.(Fr. ctrl)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(US occ.)

Volcano Is.(US occ.)

International
Date Line

Apr 1952Allied occupation
of Japan ends

9 Apr 1953Viet Minh
invade Laos

Jul 1953Armistice ends
Korean War

13 Mar–7 May 1954Viet Minh defeat French
at Dien Bien Phu

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