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The French troops expanded their control over vietnam
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Period: to
Capital was Saigon
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Period: to
Capital was Hanoi
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Millions of Vietnamese people died of starvation
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The war began
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Japanese surrenderd
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is named Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)
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Independence of North Vietnam
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The last British soldiers were killed in Vietnam
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Period: to
The First Indo-China War
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War broke out between the Viet Minh and France.
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Independence of South Vietnam
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Independence of Laos
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Independence of Cambodia
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The Viet Minh force grew huge with China's assistance and in 1954, under the command of General Vo Nguyen Giap, launched a major siege against French bases in Dien Bien Phu.
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Period: to
The Second Indo-China War