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The French colonial rule beings in Vietnam in 1858.
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Ho Chi Minh founds the indochinese communist party (ICP)
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The ICP organises a guerilla force named Viet Minh.
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The Viet Minh seizes power. Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnams independance.
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The French Forces attact the Viet Minh in Hai Phong.
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The Viet Minh attact the French Forces in an isolated French Outpost.
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Communism starts in the South of Vietnam.
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People in the North of Vietnam bring men and guns and infiltrate the South of Vietnam.
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12,000 US troops help the South part of Vietnam.
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Viet Cong, the communist party in the South defeat units of the ARVN, the South Vietnamese Party.
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US troops enter the war and attacted the South Vietnam patrol boats.
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200,000 US troops enter the South part of Vietnam.
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The number of US troops in Vietnam rose to 400,000 troops and in the next year, 500,000.
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Ho Chi Minh dies in 1969.
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The North part of Vietnam invade the South and take over the whole country.
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Nguyen Van Linh becomes the new party leader.
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The Communist party choose a new leader, Nong Duc Manh.
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After 12 years, Vietnam becomes the 150th to join the World Trade Organisation.