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Vietnam has been a colony of France since 1887. They called it "French Indochina". -
Indochina's first ever flight takes off from Saigon -
Ho Chi Minh is trained as a communist agent in the soviet union -
Ho Chi Minh creates the indochinese communist party -
France and Japan fought over vietnam. Ho Chi Minh formed an independence alliance and later declared independence from france. -
The Geneva accords divides Vietnam. The Vietnam war starts -
An attack on a U.S. ship by North Vietnamese triggered the U.S to sign the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This resolution authorizes the president to “take all necessary measures, including the use of armed force” against any aggressor in the conflict. -
Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct U.S. involvement in the war -
After the war, many south Vietnamese soldiers were sent to reeducation camps. Many died and many detained for 7 years. -
The relationship between Vietnam and the U.S improves. Congress lifted the trade embargo, restoring diplomatic relations.