Events

Prologue
1. 1945-The end of World War 2
2. September 2, 1945 - Declaration of independence from France
France vs Viet Minh (1946)
3. 1946-Start of Cold War
4. 1949-Creation of State of Vietnam
Elysee Agreement
1950 Democratic Republic of Vietnam is recognised by China and USSR.
5. 1954 - Viet Minh forces attack an isolated French military outpost in the town of
Dien Bien Phu.
1956 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem begins campaign
against political dissidents.

6. 1957 - Beginning of Communist insurgency in the South.

1959 - Weapons and men from North Vietnam began infiltrating the South.
1960 - American aid to Diem increased.
1962 - Number of US military advisors in South Vietnam rises to 12,000.
7. 1963 - Viet Cong, the communist guerrillas operating in South Vietnam, defeat
units of the ARVN, the South Vietnamese Army.

US enters the war

8. 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin incident: the US says North Vietnamese patrol boats fire on
two US Navy destroyers. US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,
authorising military action in region.
1965 - 200,000 American combat troops arrive in South Vietnam.
1966 - US troop numbers in Vietnam rise to 400,000, then to 500,000 the
following year.
9. 1968 - Tet Offensive - a combined assault by Viet Cong and the North
Vietnamese army on US positions begins. More than 500 civilians die in the US
massacre at My Lai. Thousands are killed by communist forces during their
occupation of the city of Hue.
10. 1969 - Ho Chi Minh dies. President Nixon begins to reduce US ground troops in
Vietnam as domestic public opposition to the war grows
1970 - Nixon's national security advisor, Henry Kissinger, and Le Duc Tho,
for the Hanoi government, start talks in Paris..
11. 1973 - Ceasefire agreement in Paris, US troop pullout completed by March.
 12. 1975 - North Vietnamese troops invade South Vietnam and take control of the
whole country after South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders.

Reconstruction
13. 1976 - Socialist Republic of Vietnam proclaimed.
14. 1979 - Vietnam invades Cambodia and ousts the Khmer Rouge regime of Pol
Pot.
a. In response, Chinese troops cross Vietnam's northern border. They are
pushed back by Vietnamese forces.
b. 1986 - Nguyen Van Linh becomes party leader. He introduces a more
liberal economic policy.
c. 1989 - Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia.
15. 1992 - New constitution adopted allowing certain economic freedoms. The
Communist Party remains the leading force in Vietnamese society.
16. 1995 - Vietnam and US restore full diplomatic relations. Vietnam becomes full
member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Elysee agreement
Tien dien phu

Vietnam war
Tet offensive

Ceasefire agreement

People
1. Ho Chi Minh
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2. Vo Nguyen Giap
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3. Bao Dai
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4. President Ngo Dinh Diem

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5. President Nixon
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Flag
The Vietnam flag was officially adopted on November
30, 1955.

The gold five-pointed star symbolizes the five groups

of workers in the building of socialism (intellectuals,
peasants, soldiers, workers and youths), while the red
symbolizes bloodshed, and the revolutionary struggle.

Vietnam National Symbols

Animal: Water Buffalo

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Coat of Arms:
 The national emblem of Vietnam was adopted on November 30, 1955,
and features a circular red background and yellow star representing the
Communist Party of Vietnam. A cog wheel makes up the border, and
crops (representing agriculture and industrial labor) make up the base.

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Flower: Red Lotus

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Motto: "Independence Freedom Happiness"

Patron Saint: Ho Chi Minh
Tree: Bamboo

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Fun fact
1. Vietnam is the worlds largest exporter of cashew nuts, producing 37% of the global
number
2. Vietnam is the worlds second largest coffee-producing nation after Brazil, producing
16% of the worlds total coffee (Brazils is 40%)
3. The currency of Vietnam is called the dong
 4. The final Battle scene in Star Wars Episode 6 The return of Jedi between The Empire
and Ewoks have been inspired by Vietnam War

Independence day
1. September 2 BE (commemorating the Vietnam Declaration of Independence from
France on September 2, 1945)

Important Holidays
1. Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, Tet Holiday (Vietnamese New Year)
2. April 30, Liberation Day/Reunification Day (Marks the end of Vietnam war and begin the
process of unification of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the North and the
Republic of Vietnam in the South)

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