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Vietnam
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French colonial rule starts
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Ho Chi Minch founds ICP
ICP is the Indochinese Communist party -
ICP responds to the Japenes invasion
n response, they organised a guerrilla force during the war -
Vietnam announces independence
The Viet Minh seized their power
Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnam's independence -
The colonial war starts
French forces attacks the Viet Minh, which sparks the colonial war -
USSR and China regocnizes Vietnam as a country
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Vietnam is split
They make peace and Vietnam is split into north and south -
Vietnamese forces occupy a French command post
Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu and the French commander orders his troops to cease fire. The battle had lasted 55 days. Three thousand French troops were killed, 8,000 wounded. The Viet Minh suffered much worse, with 8,000 dead and 12,000 wounded, but the Vietnamese victory shattered France's resolve to carry on the war. -
The vietnam war begins
The U.S invades Vietnam, in an effort to stop communism from spreading -
J.F.K orders more help for the South Vietnamese government
The U.S. support includes new equipment and more than 3,000 people to support them. -
The Vietcong stands their ground against Americans
For the first time, the Vietcong stand their ground against American machinery and South Vietnamese soldiers. Almost 400 South Vietnamese are killed or wounded. Three Americans are slain. -
The vietnam war ends
Vietnam is considered the winners. Although vietnam had almost five times more casualties than US