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French Colonialization
French catholic militias invade the area, now called French Indochina -
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Vietnamese History
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Ho Chi Minh: North Vietnamese Independence
The in 1930 founded Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) gaines power and forces French troops into guerilla wars. -
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First Indochina War
The guerilla forces cause France to send more troops to stop the rebels which lasted until 1954, resulting in Vietnamese Independence -
USSR and PR China recognize indepenence
Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin agree to accept North Vietnam as a communistic independent counrty -
Official Split of Vietnam
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Begin of the Vietnam War
Communistic Guerilla Troops attack South Vietnam to gain power over the area, which leads to a Souther Vietnamese counter attack. -
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Vietnam War
North Vietnam and the Viet Kong fight Souh Vietnam and the Unted States of America to gain political influence and communistic expansion -
Fall of Saigon
Despite their superiority of forces, South Vietnam was not able to fight the North Vietnamese troops back. The opposite happened: North Vietnam announced the Fall of Saigon, resulting in the victory of the communistic forces, despite their massive loss of troops. -
Invasion of Cambodia
Vietnam invades Cambodia and ousts the Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot. In response, Chinese troops cross Vietnam's northern border. They are pushed back by Vietnamese forces. The number of "boat people" trying to leave Vietnam causes international concern. -
New Constitution
New constitution adopted allowing certain economic freedoms. The Communist Party remains the leading force in Vietnamese society. -
lift of embargos
The US lift all of their trade embargos (30 year embargos)