• 3000 BCE

    First Inhabitants Reach Vietnam

    First Inhabitants Reach Vietnam
    First tribes from China come to the Red River Delta
  • 2000 BCE

    Rice

    Rice
    The first rice farming is started in Vietnam.
  • 111 BCE

    Chinese Invasion

    Chinese Invasion
    Emperor Wu conquers Vietnam.
  • 40

    Trung Sisters

    Trung Sisters
    The Trung Sisters lead a rebellion against the Chinese, regaining temporary control of Vietnam.
  • Period: 43 to 544

    Han Rule (Again)

    The Chinese Han Dynasty retakes Vietnam and holds on until 544 AD.
  • Period: 938 to 1423

    Vietnamese Control of Vietnam

    The Vietnamese regain control in 938 AD but are eventually conquered by the Ming Dynasty in 1407, which lasts until 1423, when Vietnam declares its independence
  • 1471

    Dai Viet conquers Champa

    Dai Viet, a small country that laid the foundations of Vietnam, conquers another country to the north named Champa.
  • France Takes Control

    France Takes Control
    France takes control over Vietnam and makes it a colony.
  • Communist Party

    Communist Party
    Ho Chi Minh creates the Communist Party of Vietnam.
  • Period: to

    Indochina War

    After, Vietnam declares independence from France, the two nations fight, with Vietnam getting support from the USSR and China, while France gets support from the USA. In the end, France loses the war.
  • Period: to

    Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War starts as a result of the United States government identifying Vietnam as a Communist threat. After North Vietnam's Tet Offensive, the U.S. started to pull out of Vietnam, citing massive losses of life. After a total of 58,220 U.S. casualties, 1.1 million Viet Cong casualties, 200 thousand Southern Vietnam casualties, and 2 million civilian casualties, South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam, and the Republic of Vietnam is formed.
  • United Nations

    United Nations
    Vietnam joins the United Nations.
  • Socialist Constitution

    Socialist Constitution
    Vietnam creates and adopts a new constitution, with the main focus being on the transition to Socialism, starting what is called the "đời mới" (new life) period.
  • Period: to

    New Vietnam

    Vietnam has gone under major industrialization, and has become a major player on the global stage, now becoming one of the top rice producing countries and quickly becoming a manufacturing powerhouse.