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1st Oct, 1930
Ho Chi Minh helps find the IndoChinese Communist Party -
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Vietnam War
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1st Sep, 1940
Japan Invades Vietnam -
Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh
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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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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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President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This news sparks nationwide protests, especially on college campuses.
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The North Vietnamese cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the 17th parallel to attack South Vietnam in what became known as the Easter Offensive.
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Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.