Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure meHondo yeFrance uye kudonha kweFrench Third Republic, manejimendi ekoloni yeIndochina (yanhasi Vietnam, Laos neCambodia) yakaenda kuVichy France. Muna September 1940 mauto eJapane akapinda muzvikamu zveIndochina; muna July 1941 Japan yakatora nharaunda yacho yose. Thailand yakashandisa mukana uyu kudzorera nzvimbo dzakanga dzamborasika, zvichiguma neHondo yeFrance neThai pakati paOctober 1940 naMay 1941. Japan yakashandisa Indochina kutanga rutivi rwekupinda kwayo muMalaya
; uku nokurwiswa kwePearl Harbor nedzimwe nzvimbo dzeBritain neAmerica zvakaparira Hondo yePacific, zvichiunza Hondo Yenyika II kuIndochina.