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The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was a major conflict of the Cold War.
Timeline of the significant events of the Vietnam War. After winning its independence from France in 1954, Vietnam was temporarily divided into two parts, North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The protracted conflict that became known as the Vietnam War followed, lasting for more than two decades.
Vietnam War Timeline. Vietnam Background: Uneasy French Rule • 1887: France imposes a colonial system over Vietnam, calling it French Indochina. The system includes Tonkin, Annam, Cochin...
Oct 29, 2009 · Updated: March 28, 2023 | Original: October 29, 2009. copy page link. Print Page. Tim Page/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images. The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted...
Mar 29, 2020 · The Vietnam War had its roots in the mid-19th century. Review a timeline of the origins, major events, and aftermath from 1858 to 1982.
Oct 25, 2023 · The Vietnam War, officially stretching from Nov. 1, 1955-April 30, 1975, was a conflict with profound international implications that changed the landscape of American international policy for decades to come—a phenomenon called Vietnam syndrome.
Vietnam War – Cold War -era proxy war [1] that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
