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Ho Chi Minh founds Indochinese Communist Party
They staged a number of revolts. He was condemned to death for this rebellious acitivity it did not stop him. -
Ho Chi Minh founds Viet Minh
organization whose goal it was to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule. Allied defeat of Japan forced Japanese to leave Vietname making the organizations goal come true, -
Japan occupies Vietnam
Before this Ho Chi Minh fled Vietnam and helped them from exile in the Soviet Union. A year later he came back to help them. -
Eisenhower introduces domino theory (Happens in April)
likened the countries on the brink of communism to a row of dominoes waiting to fall one after the other. This cme from Eisenhower. -
Viet Minh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu
French were forced to surrender here. Vietminh overran French here, also known as northwestern Vietnam. -
Viet Minh captures Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh establishes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The communists controlled North Vietnam from this capital. Anticommunist ruled South Vietnam. -
• Ngo Dinh Diem overthrown in U.S.-backed coup
Eisenhower administration promised military aid and training to Diem in return for a stable reform government in the South & did not hold up his end of the bargain. -
Vietcong begin attacks on Diem government
Assainating thousands of South Vietnamese government officials. They were a communist opposition group. -
U.S. Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Granted Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam. Johnson used this to his power to unleash Operation Rolling Thunder. -
U.S. forces begin Operation Rolling Thunder bombing campaign
This was the first sustained bombing of North Vietnam. This was the last event leading to the Vietnam war.
