Biography of John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. He spent most of his life in Monterey County, which is the setting for much of his fiction.
President Truman agreed to aid Franceâs efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he Select one: a. supported the spread of colonialism. b. feared the spread of communism in Southeast.
Milestones of U.S. involvement under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1  Roosevelt declines repeated requests from the French to assist France's attempts to recolonize Vietnam. 2  March 9, 1945 â Japan overthrows nominal French authority in Indochina and declares an independent Vietnamese puppet state.