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Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh a communist who helped oppose foreign occupation -
September 2, 1945
Japan surrendered to the allies and Vietnam got its independence -
French warships
November 1946 6,000 Vietnamese civilians died due to the fact of french warships that fired at Haiphong -
1951
Many U.S. soldiers died in korea for trying to stop the spread of communism -
Indochina
U.S. payed 80 percent to Indochina for the coast -
Vietman Minh attacks
Vietnam Minh did a surprised attacked on the french military base -
May 7
Vietnam Minh overran the french and french morale -
1955
U.S. put Vietnam leader, Ngo Dinh Diem in charge