VIETNAM

INFORMATION

• The French colonial rule affected Vietnam in a negative way.
• Most of the Profit from the country went towards France.
• Most vietnamese did not benefit from French rule.
• When a rebel communist group rose in Vietnam, the U.S sent troops.
• This lead to the Vietnamese war.

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• This sparked anguish between the U.S. And Vietnam
• The war killed 2 million Vietnamese, and 58k Americans
• Vietnam is still struggling

1887

• France established colony of Indochina
• France exploited Vietnam's economic resources.

1954

• The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu led to the withdrawal of France from IndoChina.
• In 1975 north Vietnam conquered the south and reunited the nation under communism.
• Americans and their south Vietnamese supporters fled.