After the fall of the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, it was partitioned into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Vietnam War (1954-1975) grew out of the attempt by Communist Vietcong guerrillas backed by North Vietnam to overthrow the U.S.-supported regime in the south. The South Vietnamese government collapsed in 1975, and the country was reunited in 1976
Before WWII, Vietnam was known as "French Indo-China".
Vietnam was called French Indo-China in the 1950's
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It was said to originate in Vietnam around the Mid-1950s after the defeat of the French.
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World War 2 was from September 1939 to 1945 and the Vietnam War was from the late 1950s to 1975.
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?