Vietnam War

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  • French colonial rule begins

  • Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP)

  • European colonies occupied Vietnam

  • Period: to

    France ruled over Vietnam

  • The ICP organizes the Viet Minh (a guerrilla force)

  • The Viet Minh stops attacking and Vietnam’s independence is announced by Ho Chi Minh

  • Period: to

    Ho Chi Minh was prime minister

  • French forces attack the Viet Minh

  • China and the USSR recognize the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

  • The Viet Minh attacks a French outpost

  • The Viet Minh defeated the French at the battle of Dien Bien Phu

  • Geneva conference: Vietnam is splitted into North and South Vietnam

  • Period: to

    Ho Chi Minh was president