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History of 17th Parellel Line | Vietnam war : Timeline, statistics and facts of war

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Chronological History of the Vietnam war Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia were colonies of the French (1860-1941), they were called french Indio china. During world war 2, japan invaded  Vietnam. Japan withdraw its forces after  Hiroshima and Nagasaki were attacked by the USA. French Indo China map First indo china war and  17th parallel ( December 19,1946 - July 20,1954): The First Indio China war was fought between French forces and Viet Minh led by hô chí Minh.  In the first Indochina war was  400,000 – 842,707 and 125,000 – 400,000 civilians were killed. This war ended with Geneva Accord.  According to it, the  17th parallel  temporary line was drawn throughout Vietnam, north Vietnam as communist-led by hô chí Minh (supported by USSR and China) and South Vietnam as pro-western led by Ngo Dinh Diem( supported by USA and UK). North Vietnam forces begin to build a supply route through Laos and Cambodia to South Vietnam in an effort to support  guerrilla attacks  against Diem’s government in th
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History of Israel Palestine Conflict | Timeline, History, Map

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Israel Palestine Conflict History  When the Industrial Revolution began in Europe, it also brought about the spirit of nationalism among the Europeans. The British and the French emerged as two major European powers. After the unification of Germany by Bismarck, even Germany emerged as a strong power.  This period of nationalism in Europe also was a period of colonization. In fact, colonization of the world had begun by European powers after geographical discoveries and Industrial Revolution. The British and the French resented the rise of Germany as they perceived it as a serious competitor.  The later part of the 1880s saw alliance formations in Europe which ultimately culminated in the First World War. Germany formed an alliance with Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, while the British had formed their own alliance with the French. The Ottoman territory would be disastrous even for the British and French as they used the oil from the territory for industrial activities back h
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