Vietnam became independent from France after World War II, when the Japanese War in the Pacific triggered the invasion of French Indochina in 1941.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam#History
Guerrilla war started in 1955.
Conventional war started in 1964 (Tonkin Gulf Incident).
hmmm?
Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
1955 South Vietnam.
They never heard of Vietnam before.
South Vietnam NEEDED help each year. The problem NEVER got better. It just grew and grew.
1955.
What year did the vietnam war start
hmmm?
Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
1955 South Vietnam.
See website: Vietnam War
1963
See website: Vietnam War
Australia never fought Vietnam.
1954
Begin with websites: Statistics about the Vietnam War & Vietnam War Time-Line
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