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France invades Vietnam and makes Vietnam a colony
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France invades Vietnam and makes Vietnam a colony
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Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party.
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Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party.
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Japan invades Vietnam.
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Japan invades Vietnam.
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Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam).
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Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam).
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Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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The Viet Minh receive military advisors and weapons from China.
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January 1950 - The Viet Minh receive military advisors and weapons from China.
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The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam.
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The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam.
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The French suffer a decisive defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
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The French suffer a decisive defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
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The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
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The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
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south vietnam becomes republic
South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president. -
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South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president.
South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president.