Colonization in Vietnam

French warships sent to vietnam to release Monseigneur Dominique Lefèvre.

Feb 24, 1846

Also sank some vietnam ships while they were at it. pic- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_N%C3%A9m%C3%A9sis_(1847)

French take Saigon (little fishing village)

Feb 24, 1859

Could be a great port pic- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:French_capture_of_Saigon_in_1859.jpg

Emporer Tuduc signs a treaty confirming French Conquest

Feb 24, 1862

pic- http://hkmal.blogspot.com/2009/05/42-tu-duc-thong-bao-pattern-coins.html

Cochinchina become French colony

Feb 24, 1867

(southern part of Vietnam) pic- http://www.dcstamps.com/?p=2692

French make first attemp to enter Red River Delta

Feb 24, 1873

pic- http://www.bergerworldonline.com/berger/world/2005q4/v.php

Annam and Tonkin become French Protectorates

Feb 24, 1883

(Central and Northern part of Vietnam) pic- http://www.flickriver.com/photos/13476480@N07/sets/72157625077432497/

Phan Dinh Phung leads resistance movement

Feb 24, 1885

trying to reestablish old imperial ways of precolonial Vietnam pic- http://thcsttgiolinh.edu.vn/vi/danhnhan.htm

A nationalist party is formed in Vietnam

Feb 24, 1927

pic- http://www.123rf.com/photo_5255955_detailed-3d-rendering-closeup-of-the-flag-of-vietnam--flag-has-a-detailed-realistic-fabric-texture.html

Statistics 1939 vs. Pre-colonial Vietnam

Feb 24, 1939

-80% illiteracy rate vs. before French entered, most people had some form of literacy
-Only one university
-2 physicians for every 100,000 people vs. in France= 76 per 100,000 pic- http://straightouttahiphop.com/2009/10/30/illiteracy-in-hip-hop.aspx

Ho Chi Minh comes back to Vietnam from 30 years of exile and establishes Viet Minh (Communist Party)

Feb 24, 1941

pic- http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2010/12/ho-chi-minh-man-behind-myth.html

Viet Minh launches revolution that brings them to power

Feb 24, 1945

Creates "Democratic Republic of Vietnam" pic- http://www.historyguy.com/indochina_war_first.htm#.USq1sVrwLO8

French come back to reclaim land and force Ho to sign control of Cochinchina back to French

Feb 24, 1946

pic- http://static.eharmony.com/blog/2011/04/07/the-new-rules-of-dating/dating-agreements/#.USq55FrwLO8

Vietnam Forces defeat French at Dien Bien Phu

Feb 24, 1954

pic- http://thetyee.ca/Books/2011/08/04/AmericaIntoVietnam/