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The Vietnam War
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
was part of the French colony of Indochina.
It was occupied
by the Japanese in World War II
1959
southern communist guerrillas (Viet Cong)
had a territorial expansion
US
sent military aid to help
the South Vietnamese.
1965
started sending troops
1969
began to withdraw his troops
1973
gave in to fire
Ho Chi Minh
declared Vietnam independent.
1954
end of the war
defeat of the French at the
battle of Dien Bien Phu
Fighting continued until 1975
when the North brought the South
under its control.
More than 16,000 soldiers lived underground
attacking US troops from their hiding place.
The Vietnam War
it was the first to be covered on television.
is reunited under a communist government.
1976