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== HISTORICAL BACKGROUND  ==

== HISTORICAL BACKGROUND  ==

'''Origins:''' The Vietnamese trace the origins of their culture and nation to the fertile plains of the  

'''Origins:''' The Vietnamese trace the origins of their culture and nation to the fertile plains of the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. After centuries of developing a civilization and economy  

Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. After centuries of developing a civilization and economy  

based on the cultivation of irrigated rice, in the tenth century the Vietnamese began expanding  

based on the cultivation of irrigated rice, in the tenth century the Vietnamese began expanding  

southward in search of new rice lands. Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Vietnamese  

southward in search of new rice lands. Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Vietnamese  

   

   

'''Colonial Period,''' Independence, and War: After 900 years of independence and following a  

'''Colonial Period, Independence, and War:''' After 900 years of independence and following a  

period of disunity and rebellion, the French colonial era began during the 1858–83 period, when  

period of disunity and rebellion, the French colonial era began during the 1858–83 period, when  

the French seized control of the nation, dividing it into three parts: the north (Tonkin), the center  

the French seized control of the nation, dividing it into three parts: the north (Tonkin), the center