Vietnam
By: Liam B. - 7th period
Introduction
Nha trang
Cu chi tunnels
Ha long bay
Mui Ne
Mekong
Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon
Land of timeless charm
Vietnam climate & Geography
Vietnam is geographically very diversed and this explains the floods,dunes and mountains.
Flower = Vietnam
Flood
Beach
Population & Culture
In Vietnam people pass down a story called the Tale of the Vietnamese dragon. In Asia no creature is more incredible then the dragon. French colonial period streets all had the same appearance and were laid out in an order similar to a chessboard; most of them were named after the goods manufactured and sold there.
Har gow
Pho
fish sauce
Conical hat
Dan Nhi
Vietnamese new year
Top 12 events
3000 - 1000 B.C.-Roaming tribes from southern China move into an area called the Red River Delta, where many Indonesian people are already living. Together, they form the earliest ancestors of today's Vietnamese people. people
207 B.C. - A Chinese general establishes the independent kingdom of Nam-Viet. It is made up of what is today northern Vietnam and parts of southern China.
939-After more than 1,000 years in power, China withdraws from what is now northern Vietnam, then known as Annam. It becomes an independent kingdom.
1802-Prince Nguyen Anh unites the northern, central and southern regions of his country and calls it Vietnam. The prince and the emperors who follow establish programs to build new bridges and castles and restore old structures.
1847-Angered by Vietnam's positions against business deals and Catholic missionaries, the French launch their first major attack. They fire upon the Vietnamese at the port of Danang, a city in central Vietnam.
1883-France takes control of Vietnam. In 1887, it becomes a French colony. The French take charge of Vietnam's farmlands, minerals and other natural resources. They also introduce the Vietnamese to European schooling and customs.
1940-Japan takes over Vietnam during World War II after its ally Germany defeats the French. Japan and Germany are later defeated.
1941-Ho Chi Minh, a leader of a form of government called Communism, organizes groups to fight for Vietnam's independence. In a Communist government, a country’s wealth and resources are shared by all citizens, and the government owns and controls all property.
1946-France tries to regain control of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese Communist, leads an independence movement, called the Vietminh, against the French. Communism is a form of government where a country's resources are shared and the government controls all property; many freedoms are restricted.
1959-Communists supported by North Vietnam cause conflict in South Vietnam. This conflict between the two halves of Vietnam marks the beginning of the Vietnam War.
1965-Trying to stop the spread of Communism, the United States sends combat troops to Vietnam. About 60,000 American soldiers and many more Vietnamese soldiers die in the years to follow. This loss of lives sparks anti-war protests all over America.
19773-n response to anti-war feelings, the U.S. signs a peace accord with North Vietnam. American troops leave Vietnam.