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The French invasion of Vietnam
The French began their control over Vietnam by invading the country. On August 31, 1858, a French navy attacked a major city in Vietnam, Danang, and they lauchned several episodes of a war afterwards. The French conquered much of the southern area of Vietnam. They gained power over Vietnam by the victories of the war and the destroying of the country. -
Treaty of Saigon
The Treaty of Saigon was a treaty imposed by the French on Vietnam. It was signed between the French representatives and the emperor of Vietnam on the fifth of June 1862. Based on the terms of the treaty, Vietnam had to give up Saigon, the island of Poulo Condor, and three southern provinces. -
Cochin-China, the French colony in Vietnam
From the French control of the territories in Vietnam, the French created a colony. In 1864 all the French territories in southern Vietnam were declared to be the new French colony known as Cochin-China, a region in Vietnam. -
Union of French Indochina
In October 1887, the French combined Cochin-China with other territories they have conquered forming the Indochina. The union of French Indochina at that point included most of the southern territories of Vietnam, Annam and Tonkin. Territories of Vietnam were being used and colonialized by the French. -
Final Vietnamese Emperor
Bao dai was the thirteenth and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, which was the last dynasty of Vietnam. Because of the invasion of Japan and the effects on the World War II, the dynasties of Vietnam have come to an end. -
Japan occupying Vietnam
During World War II, the French began to lose control and power. When France fell to Germany, the Japanese occupation of Vietnam began during September in 1940. Japan have claimed to protect the country, however, they also gained power on the other side. -
Ho Chi Minh founded Viet Minh
The Japanese invasion was a new start of Vietnam, there was a great chance to build up a new nationalist force, therefore Ho Chi Minh showed up with a militant nationalist organization based on the ideas of communism. This idea appealed to all aspects of the Vietnamese society then. Ho Chi Minh took the advantage of the absence of the French authority and founded Viet Minh. -
August Revolution
The August Revolution was a rebellion in Vietnam of the militant nationalist force, Viet Minh under Ho Chi Minh. Just when the attention of the Japanese was focused on the World War II, the Vietnamese rebelled. This rebellion conquered Hanoi and the Japanese were also militarily defeated. In late August, the Emperor was also thrown out. The demonstrations after the rebellion have brought back the rights of the Vietnamese, they fought back their own nation. -
Surrender of Japan, end of World War II
From the victory of the rebellion led by Ho with his Viet Minh team, the Japanese has surrendered. On September 2, the Japanese signed a formal surrender and ended the World War II. The Vietnamese defeated the invaded group who has been exploited the country. -
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
On September 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam after he defeated the Japanese and won the rebellion. He wanted Vietnam to be independent, and so he named it the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
Start of First Indochina War
The First Indochina War was also referred as a dirty war, many people suffered on the ground. When the French returned to Vietnam, it quickly brought war between them and the Viet Minh forces during 1946 and till 7 or 8 years later. It was a fight for power and control in Vietnam that mainly took place in Indochina. -
End of First Indochina War
The First Indochina war finally ended on July 22, 1954. The amount of suffers were countless, which was why there were the Geneva Accords, the agreements formed by the two teams. The results of the war were that Vietnam became into two, the Viet Minh controlled the North, and the State of Vietnam with Bao Dai controlled the South. Also the state of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia gain official independence. -
Start of Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that took place in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955. The Vietnam war was right after the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States. The war started because the US thought the spread of communism was a threat so they supported the State of Vietnam to defeat Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh. -
End of Vietnam War
The Vietnam War ended with the victory of the North Vietnamese, which was the communist force led by Ho Chi Minh. The war resulted with the withdrawal of American forces from Indochina and the South Vietnam was added to the territory of North Vietnam. Also, the communist government in North Vietnam began to take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. -
Invasion of Kampuchea
The SRV, which was the Socialist Republic of Vietnam announced with the new unified Vietnam, invaded Kampuchea to stop the Khmer Rouge. This invasion of Kampuchea has put an end to the killing fields, and led China to be threatened by the expansion of Vietnam’s power.
