ialist Republic of Vietnam. Washington D.C. 2 OCT 97. Online. http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/index.htm15. Internal SecurityCima, Ronald J. Editor. VIETNAM: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, 1987. Online.http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+vn0000). Oct 1997.Welcome to Vietnam Embassy. Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Washington D.C. 2 OCT 97. Online. http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/index.htmGraphics on Cover and Title PageCulture. Vietnam Online Home Page. Online.http://www.Vietnamonline.net/menu.nsf/menu/index?opendocument. Nov 1997.Appendix AVietnam. Microsoft (R) Encarta (R) 96 Encyclopedia. Microsoft Corporation. CD-ROM. Information Access. Oct 1997.Pictures in EnclosuresThe Vietnam Picture Archive. Online.http://sunsite.unc.edu/vietnam/vnpic.html APPENDIX A HISTORICAL TIME LINE111 BC China conquered the northern part of present-day Vietnam, and later changed the name of the region to Annam.AD 939China withdrew from Annam, and the Vietnamese kingdom of Dai Co Viet was established. Other Vietnamese kingdoms ruled southern areas of present-day Vietnam.1009-1225Vietnamese art and culture thrived during the Ly dynasty.1407-1428China seized control of Dai Co Viet, but resistance forces led by Le Loi drove the Chinese from the country and established the kingdom of Dai Viet.1471Dai Viet conquered the southern Vietnamese kingdom of Champa, but intermittent fighting between the north and south continued until 1673.1770sThe Tay Son began to seize control of much of Dai Viet from the Nguyen dynasty.1802Nguyen Anh defeated the Tay Son and united the northern and southern parts of the country, which he renamed Vietnam.1861The French seized control of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) and began establishing a colonial government in Vietnam.1883France controlled all of Vietnam as well as Laos and Cambodia.1940Japan assumed effective control o...
