It was called French Indochina.
the cham people were the first people of vietnam. cham is what they called the people who were citizens of the kingdom of champa
The nation (country) of Vietnam didn't exist during the Vietnam War. Nor was any nation called "Vietnam" fighting the US. There was a country called North Vietnam that defeated the Republic of South Vietnam in 1975. The US was allied to the RVN (Republic of South Vietnam).
Vietnam was called Vietnam after World War 2.
There was no country called "Vietnam" during the war. There was a country called North Vietnam and another country called South Vietnam, which one are you asking about?
SOUTH Vietnam was called the "REPUBLIC of South Vietnam." Everyone in those days just called North Vietnam...NORTH VIETNAM.
people in Vietnam are called Vietnamese
China was the first country that fought Vietnam first (google).
The Vietnam dollar/currency is "Dong"
See: History of Vietnam
If your referring to the Vietnam War, the first U.S military advisors arrived in Vietnam in 1950.
The First Indochina War or the French-Indocina War.
The nation of Vietnam came into existence in 1975 (on paper in 1976). So are you asking about that Vietnam or the Vietnam War? There was no nation called "Vietnam" during the Vietnam War.