Vietnam

Added by: Casey Bulik and Ben Masters

History of Vietnam:

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 * They were first influencerd by the French in the early 19th century
 * The French were the first to combine all three parts into one government
 * Japan took over military bases in Vietnam during WWII in 1940 until they released them in 1945
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Communist leader Ho Chi Minh led a communist movement against the French influence
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam a republic, but in 1946 the French gained control of it
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Bao Dai was named emperor of Vietnam in 1949
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">French military campaign fell and resulted in the division of Vietnam on May 5, 1954
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Ngo Din Diem, prime minister of Vietnam under Bao Dai, named himself president in 1955- he had the support of the strong United States
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">He was the ruler of South Vietnam
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Two sides began fighting in 1963
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Communist North vs. non-Communist U.S. backed South
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Vietnam invaded Cambodia in the summer of 1970- this marked the end of the U.S. fighting with Vietnam
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">A peace settlement was signed in Paris on January 27, 1973
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">On April 9, 1975, troops from Hanoi marched 40 miles south of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">The war ended on april 30, 1975 after South Vietnam surrendered Saigon- 1.3 Vietnamese and 58,000 Americans were killed
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">China withdrew 800 technicians from Vietnam due to Chinese residents being persecuted
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Vietnam again invaded Cambodia with 60,000 troops, and overthrew communist leader Pol Pot- he was pro-Chinese
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Vietnam was fighting a two-front war: China from the north, and Cambodian guerillas from the south
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">During the war, Vietnam's infrastructure and economy was very weak
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Finally, a peace agreement between Vietnam and Cambodia was signed in October of 1991
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">U.S. and Vietnam began to grow apart, and in 1997, a pact was signed concerning the repayment of $146 million to the U.S.
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">In November 2004, Vietnam trade markets became open to the U.S.
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">The U.S. is now Vietnam's largest trading partner with $7 billion each year
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250,250,250);"><span style="color: rgb(31,60,173);">Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization in January 200 <span style="color: rgb(87,239,215); background-color: rgb(250,250,250);">7  <span style="background-color: rgb(64,46,220);"><span style="color: rgb(87,239,215); background-color: rgb(250,250,250);">