Timeline

20th century

1. December 19, 1946 – 1954★★★★★

   First Indochina War

   War between the Việt Minh and France breaks out in Hanoi and lasts until the Geneva Accords of 1954.

   War· Vietnam, France, Laos, Cambodia
2. November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975★★★★★

   Vietnam War

   A conflict between North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on one side and South Vietnam, backed by the United States and its allies, on the other; it ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.

   War· Vietnam, United States, Laos, Cambodia
3. 1959★★★★★

   Ho Chi Minh trail established

   North Vietnam forms Group 559 to build a supply network through Laos and Cambodia to the South along the Trường Sơn range.

   War· Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia