Ho Chi Minh claims that Vietnam's independence is consistent with the philosophical principles which the Allies claimed were paramount during World...

Equality and self- determination were the principles that Ho Chi Minh acknowledged in making the case for Vietnamese freedom.

In Ho Chi Minh's "Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam," he asserts that Vietnam's independence is no different from the ideological justification behind the Allied forces in World War II. Ho Chi Minh argues that post-World War II peace conferences in Tehran and San Francisco articulated a belief system that supported Vietnamese independence:  "We are convinced that the Allied nations which at Tehran and San Francisco have acknowledged the principles of self-determination and equality of nations, will not refuse to acknowledge the independence of Vietnam."  Self- determination was a reason why the Allies challenged the Axis powers, and Ho Chi Minh sees it as a reason why Vietnam should be free from French control.  

Ho Chi Minh also argues that Vietnamese independence should be guaranteed because of its political involvement during World War II.  He makes the case that Vietnam supported the fight for equality to which the Allies committed themselves.  He argues that since the Vietnamese people stood up for equality then, they should reap its benefits by gaining freedom now:  "A people who have courageously opposed French domination for more than eight years, a people who have fought side by side with the Allies against the Fascists during these last years, such a people must be free and independent."  In this way, Ho Chi Minh links the case for Vietnamese freedom to the Allies' fight for principles in World War II.