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Introduction:

In this report I'm going to give a summary of the Vietnam war. Why it happened and what happened during the war. Sort of like a timeline, only a bit more in depth.

I´ll start of by giving a brief description of Vietnam and its history, and then go on to the French settlers, who really are the reason why the war started. Most of my report however will be about America's part in the war, and mainly the years from 1964-73.

Vietnam(background):

Vietnam has, for the most part, been a chaotic country. During the over 2000 years the country has existed, it has been under foreign rule for the largest part. In 111 BC Vietnam became a part of the Chinese Empire, and it wasn´t until 938 AD that Vietnam finally got their independence back. Some 800 years later French missionaries arrived in Vietnam. They converted some Vietnamese from Buddhists to Catholics, and taught them the French way of living. A lot of the Vietnamese people were not happy with the French......

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