<Table> <Tr> <Th> History of Vietnam </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> 2879 -- 258 BC </Td> <Td> Hồng Bàng dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2879 -- 1913 BC </Td> <Td> Early Hồng Bàng </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 -- 1055 BC </Td> <Td> Mid Hồng Bàng </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1054 -- 258 BC </Td> <Td> Late Hồng Bàng </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 257 -- 179 BC </Td> <Td> Thục dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 207 -- 111 BC </Td> <Td> Triệu dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 111 BC -- 40 AD </Td> <Td> 1st Chinese domination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 -- 43 </Td> <Td> Trưng Sisters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 -- 544 </Td> <Td> 2nd Chinese domination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 544 -- 602 </Td> <Td> Early Lý dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 602 -- 938 </Td> <Td> 3rd Chinese domination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 939 -- 967 </Td> <Td> Ngô dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 968 -- 980 </Td> <Td> Đinh dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 980 -- 1009 </Td> <Td> Early Lê dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1009 -- 1225 </Td> <Td> Later Lý dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1225 -- 1400 </Td> <Td> Trần dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1400 -- 1407 </Td> <Td> Hồ dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1407 -- 1427 </Td> <Td> 4th Chinese domination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1407 -- 1413 </Td> <Td> Later Trần dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1428 -- 1788 </Td> <Td> Later Lê dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1527 -- 1592 </Td> <Td> Mạc dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1545 -- 1787 </Td> <Td> Trịnh lords </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1558 -- 1777 </Td> <Td> Nguyễn lords </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1778 -- 1802 </Td> <Td> Tây Sơn dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1802 -- 1945 </Td> <Td> Nguyễn dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1858 -- 1954 </Td> <Td> French Indochina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Empire of Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> From 1945 </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 -- 1976 </Td> <Td> North Vietnam ( Democratic Republic of Vietnam ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 -- 1975 </Td> <Td> South Vietnam ( Republic of Vietnam ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1975 -- 1976 </Td> <Td> Viet Cong - occupied South Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> From 1976 </Td> <Td> Unification of Vietnam </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Further subjects ( hide ) <Ul> <Li> Champa dynasties ( 192 -- 1832 ) </Li> <Li> Funan ( 68 -- 550 ) </Li> <Li> Chenla ( 550 -- 802 ) </Li> <Li> Historical capitals </Li> <Li> Prehistoric and ancient cultures </Li> <Li> List of monarchs </Li> <Li> Country 's names </Li> <Li> Economic history </Li> <Li> Military history </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what was vietnam called in the years before world war 2
French Indochina