Put the events in Indochina leading up to the Vietnam War in order from the one that happened first to the one that happened last. Put them in the correct order from the most distant past (at the top) to the most recent (at the bottom).

France fights communist forces in Indochina
France and the United States support an unpopular government in South Vietnam
Vietnamese communists declare independence.
France recognizes an independent North Vietnam

1. Vietnamese communists declare independence.

2. France recognizes an independent North Vietnam
3. France fights communist forces in Indochina
4. France and the United States support an unpopular government in South Vietnam