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The British, who are concerned with reclaiming and retaining their own colonial empire, permitted the French into Indochina territoies under British control. -
The French and Chinese Nationalists reach an agreement that permitted the French to retake control of all Indochina under Chinese control Picture is of famous North Vietnamese communist leader, Ho Chi Minh, who drew many beliefs from the Chinese Nationalist party. -
Ho Chi Minh and the French disagreed on what the term "free state" means. Negotians failed. Tension incresead.
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The U.S. started providing direct aid and assistance to the government of South Vietnam and agree to train the South Vietnamese Army. -
The first Americans were killed in the Vietnam war. Deaths were of advisors and due to the direct assistance of America trying to support the democratic South Vietnamese government. -
John F. Kennedy was elected president. Robert McNamara became Secretary of Defense. Kennedy adopts General Maxwell Taylor's strategic doctrine of, "Flexible Response", increased the size of the U.S. Army and initiates the development of a counter-insurgency operational doctrine. New special forces united called the "Green Beret", were created.