Drag and drop events in Indochina leading up to the Vietnam War. Put them in the correct order from the most distant past (at the top) to the most recent (at the bottom).

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

D. Vietnamese communists declare independence.

A. France fights communist forces in Indochina.
B. France recognizes an independent North Vietnam.
C. France and the United States support an unpopular government in South Vietnam.

1. Vietnamese communists declare independence.

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

To order these events, let's look at the historical timeline:

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

Based on this timeline, the correct order would be:

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

To arrive at this answer, it is important to understand the chronology of events. Vietnamese communists first declared independence, which then led to France engaging in conflict with communist forces in Indochina. As the situation progressed, France eventually recognized North Vietnam as an independent entity. Lastly, France, along with the United States, supported an unpopular government in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.