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Vietnam's History
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French Invade.
French colonial rule begins -
South is taken over
Cochinchina becomes a French Colony. -
Tonkin (north) and Annam (center) are taken over
Tonkin (the North) and Annam (the Center) become French protectorates. -
Indochina union
Creation of the Indochina Union, Cochinchina, Annam, Tonkin, Cambodia, and latter Laos -
Last emperor
Bao Dai, the last emperor, begins his reign as an infant. -
Japan Invades
Invasion of Indochina by Japan. The French administrations collaborate and continue to run the government. -
Viet Minh is started
ICP organises a guerrilla force, Viet Minh, in response to invasion by Japan during World War II. -
Vietnam's Independence.
The Viet Minh seizes power. Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnam's independence. -
War between french and Viet Minh Begins. Again.
1946: After the failed Fontainebleau conference between Ho Chi Minh and the French government, notably about the question of the status of Cochinchina, and the bombing of Haiphong (6000 civilians killed), the war between the French troops and the Viet Minh for the control of Vietnam begins. -
French army is defeated
The bulk of the French army is defeated at Dien Bien Phu. This is the first time in history a colonial power is militarily defeated, a massive decolonization follows worldwide. At the Geneva conference, the country is partitioned at the 17th parallel as an interim stage. The North becomes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, a communist state supported by China and the USSR. The strict communist ideology began to prevail at the 2nd congress of the Vietnamese labor party in 1951. -
Ngo Dinh Diem says he's president of south
Refusing to implement the Geneva accords, Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims himself president of the Republic of South Vietnam with backing from the West. -
Military operations
The communist party decides to start military operations in the South. Construction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail -
U.S. Increases military efforts
Kennedy increases military aid to south vietnam with military officials. -
Assassinations
Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated by U.S. -
First Help from U.S. against north.
First U.S. aerial raids against the north. U.S. puts first troops in Danang. -
Anti-war
Anti-war movements begin in the west. -
U.S. Military leaves
U.S. military withdraws -
Vietnam leaves war
First time Vietnam isn't involved in a war in half a century.
