French Indochina was unofficially known as the Indochinese Union then the Indochinese Federation.
 Indochina was the second most invested-in French colony by 1940 after Algeria, with investments totalling up to 6
 This decade saw the emergence of the Vit Nam Quc Dn ng (VNQD) and the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) which were often middle class in nature and proved to be more successful in transcending class and geographical divisions to mobilise against the French than earlier movements, relying on better and more organized communication structures than their predecessors

