2. Table of Contents Early History Chinese Influence French Rule Indo-Chinese War Land Area Populations & Trends
3. Early History Vietnam's early history is nearly a continuous struggle for autonomy. China ruled Vietnam directly for most of the period in 111 BC until 938. In 111 BC, the Chinese troops invaded Nanyue and established new territories dividing Vietnam into Giao Chi (pinyin: Jiao Zhi) and Cuu Chan.
4. Early History In 40 AD, a successful revolt against the Han Governor To Đinh (pinyin: Su Ding), led by the two noble women TrungTrac and her sister TrungNhi, recaptured 65 states. In 42 AD, Emperor Guangwu of Han sent his famous general Ma Yuan to suppress the revolt. After a torturous campaign, Ma Yuan defeated the Trung Queen, who committed suicide. To this day, the Trung Sisters are revered in Vietnam as the national symbol of Vietnamese women.
5. Early History Learning a lesson from the Trung revolt, the Han and other successful Chinese dynasties took measures to eliminate the power of the Vietnamese nobles. However, in 225 AD, another woman, TrieuThi Trinh, popularly known as Lady Trieu (BàTriệu), led another revolt which lasted until 248 AD. During the Tang dynasty, Vietnam was called Annam, until early 10th century AD.
9. French rule in Vietnam How did it all started: French missionaries arrived in Vietnam Vietnamese authorities concerned when missionaries recruit local people to Roman Catholicism. French troops sent to Vietnam to protect Catholic community Napoleon III sent 14 ships and 2,500 men to the Vietnam Vietnam Emperor surrendered and signed a peace treaty with France
10. French rule in Vietnam During French Rule: Good supplies of coal, tin, zinc and rubber. French built a network of roads, canals and railways. Vietnamese administrators needed French schools were built and in 1902, Hanoi University was opened
11. French rule in Vietnam Surrender of French: The French surrendered on May 7th 1954 French casualties totaled over 7,000 and a further 11,000 soldiers were taken prisoner North Vietnam would be ruled by Ho Chi Minh South Vietnam would be ruled by Ngo Dinh Diem, a strong opponent of communism; Vietnamese could freely choose to live in the North or the South
12. French rule in Vietnam Influence of French: Education system Huge economic growth in plantation with the export of indigo, tea, coffee and tobacco. Christianity and Western style education.
13. Indo- Chinese War Indochina 1. Indochina/ French War: 1946-1954 2. Vietnam/ American War: 1954-1975 3. Sino- Vietnamese War: February- March 1979
14. First Indochina war: 1946-1954 Communist North- Vietnamese supported by People’s Republic of China Soviet Union French supported by French loyalist Vietnamese United Nations To gain independence from the French French were defeated at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
16. Second Indochina War: 1954-1975 South Vietnamese government backed by USA North Vietnamese-based communist National Liberation Front aka Viet Cong & North Vietnamese Army (NVA) Direct successor of First Indochina War Included Cambodia & Laos “War Against the Americans and to Save the Nation” USA withdrew
17. Third Indochina War: February- March 1979 People’s Republic of China (PRC) vs Socialist Republic of Vietnam PRC’s response to Vietnam’s invasion and occupation of Cambodia Lasted only a month Both claimed victory
20. Land area of Vietnam Located at the extreme southeastern of the Indochinese peninsular Country’s layout is a ‘S’ in shape Occupies 331688 square kilometers of land area Has a coastline of 3260 kilometers excluding islands Boundary with Laos was ratified only in 1986 Border issues with Cambodia was resolved between 1982-1985
21. Geographical information of Vietnam Made up of mainly tropical lowlands, hills, and densely forested highlands Country is divided into the highlands and the Red River Delta in the north Comprises of central mountains, coastal lowlands and Mekong river delta in the south The central mountains is covered by rugged mountain peaks, extensive forest and rich soil Accounts for 16% of country’s arable land and 22% of forested land Annual rainfall ranges from 120mm-300mm Temperature ranges from 5°C in December to 37°C in April
22. Population and Trends Over all :86,210,860 (July 2008 est.) Age 0-14 years: 25.6% (male 11,418,642/female 10,598,184) Age 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 29,341,216/female 29,777,696) Age 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 1,925,609/female 3,055,212)
23. Population and Trends Large enough to make it the 2nd most populous country in South-east Asia 7th in the Asia-Pacific region 12th in the world list A total of 54 ethnic groups Kinh, the majority ethnic group in Vietnam 86% of the population
29. Death rate 6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Life expectancy at birth Total population: 71.33 years Male: 68.52 years Female: 74.33 years
Editor's Notes
History of Vietnam begins around 2,700 years ago.
The Vietnamese elites would be coerced to assimilate into Chinese culture and politics. The Vietnamese elites would be forced to assimilate into Chinese culture and politics.
100BC: Chinese empire assimulatedChopsticks: http://www.vietnamese-recipes.com/articles/about-vietnam.phpArt/Pottery: Chinese influences-> distinctive vietnamnese
In the 17th Century, French missionaries arrived in Vietnam. The Catholic priests received a friendly welcome from the Vietnamese people and they were allowed to live and work in the country. However, the Vietnamese authorities became concerned when the missionaries began to recruit the local people to Roman Catholicism. The converted Catholics were told to abandon their religious customs including that of taking several wives. The missionaries also instructed their followers to give their loyalty to God rather than to their Emperor. Hostility towards the Christian missionaries grew and over the years there were several cases of priests being murdered.In 1847, French troops were sent to Vietnam to protect the Catholic community. News soon got back to France that Vietnam would make a good addition to the French Empire. Nothing was done about it at first but in 1858, Napoleon III sent 14 ships and 2,500 men to the Vietnamese port of Danang. It was a long drawn out struggle but in 1868, the Vietnam Emperor surrendered and signed a peace treaty with France.
The French surrendered on May 7th. French casualties totalled over 7,000 and a further 11,000 soldiers were taken prisoner. The following day the French government announced that it intended to withdraw from Vietnam.After much negotiation the following was agreed: (1) Vietnam would be divided (2) North Vietnam would be ruled by Ho Chi Minh; (3) South Vietnam would be ruled by Ngo Dinh Diem, a strong opponent of communism; (4) French troops would withdraw from Vietnam; (6) the Vietnamese could freely choose to live in the North or the South; and (7) a General Election for the whole of Vietnam would be held before July, 1956, under the supervision of an international commission.
The most significant change during the French dominion in Vietnam was the development in the education system. Vietnam under French rule witnessed huge economic growth in plantation with the export of indigo, tea, coffee and tobacco. During the French rule in Vietnam, much emphasis was laid on the adoption of Christianity and Western style education.
[read this, no need to read points] Indo china is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of India, south of China. The word has French origins, Indochine, and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory to bordering countriesFirst war betweeenfrench and vietsSecond war betweenamericans and vietThird war between people’s republic of china and socialist republic of vietnam
Conflict between the south vietnamese and north vietnamese
