Vietnam was under the control of France from the 17th century until the times of the aspiring and aggressive. Ho Chi Minh began his action to make Vietnam independent. Ho Chi Minh traveled to different countries to communicate and fight for his country. After countless difficulties, Ho Chi Minh, with his tireless efforts, successfully achieved the independence and liberation of Vietnam. The Asian nation of Vietnam has had a troubled past. The main themes of Vietnam's history concern colonialism and struggles. Vietnam was controlled by China for over a thousand years until Vietnam began to make contact with Europe in the 16th century. The main connection between the Europeans and Vietnam was trade, however, the European nations did not let their partnerships with the Vietnamese grow in the same way. Instead, colonialism was practiced, the French began their actions to control Vietnam. By 1862, the French had conquered the Mekong Delta area and forced Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc to sign the Treaty of Saigon. Under the terms of this agreement, Tu Doc ceded control of a large section of southern Vietnam to France. The French government renamed this area Cochin China and established programs designed to benefit French businesses and churches in the region. This event marked the beginning of the era of French colonialism in Vietnam. In the mid-19th century, with the French armed invasion of Indochina, the French established colonial rule over the entire territory of Vietnam until the 1980s. The activities of French colonialism on the one hand led to the collapse of the traditional feudal order of Vietnam, on the other hand promoted the development of modern economic relations, political composition and modern ideology. Some......middle of paper......Press,1996.Fall, Bernard B. The Two Vietnams, A Political and Military Analysis, New York, F.A. Praeger, 1966."Ho Chi Minh." Vietnam War Reference Library. vol. 1: Biographies Volume 1. Detroit: UXL, 2001. 134-140. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Network. March 28, 2014. http://go.galegroup.comKiernan, Ben How Pol Pot Came to Power New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004Lacouture, Jean. Ho Chi Minh: A Political Biography, New York, Vintage Books, 1968. “Major Events in the Life of a Revolutionary Leader” http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/exeas/asian-revolutions/pdf/ho - chi-minh-timeline.pdfT. , John and Jr. McAlister. Vietnam: The Origins of the Revolution New York: Doubleday & Co. 1971 "Vietnam and French Colonialism." Vietnam War Reference Library. vol. 3: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2001. 1-21. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Network. March 20, 2014. http://go.galegroup.com