Vietnam and US involvemeny
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Introduction
The country of Vietnam is located on the South Eastern border of China. Vietnamese means non-Chinese people of the south. Vietnam became a part of the Chinese Empire and after many years gained independence from China in 938 AD. The Vietnamese shared a lot in common with the Chinese with language religion and most aspects of life shared with her larger neighbour.
Vietnam was under the control of French without any disturbances until a rebellion in 1930. The Vietnamese people where stopped immediately by the French. But during this time many people began hating the French rule; one of those people was Ho Chi Minh. When France lost the war against the Germans and the Japanese decided to take over Vietnam. Minh saw this as a perfect opportunity to attack the country which he had been exiled from. After Ho Chi Minh received some backing from the newly formed communist China in 1949 the world started to become worried...