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It gave up control of Indochina. Ho Chi Minh quickly declared Vietnam's independence. -
Japan surrendered the Allies, eventually it gave up control of Indochina. Ho chi Minh quickly declared Vietnam's independence. -
The French forces fell to the vietminh. The Defeat convinced the french to make peace and withdraw from Indochina.
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Kennedy Continues to support the south vietnam, believing that the country was vital in the battle against communism. -
The U.S. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge arrived in Vietnam. He learned that several Vietnamese generals generals were plotting to Overthrow the unpopular Diem. -
Johnson announced that the north Vietnamese torpedo boats had fired on two U.S. destroyers in the gulf of Tonkin.
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This passed the gulf of tonkin Resolution since Congress readily agreed. -
Johnson again expanded American involvement by ordering a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam. That same month he sent the first U.S. combat troops into Vietnam. -
Although he approached Vietnam cautiously at first, Johnson wanted to keep the country from falling to the communists. -
more than 180,000 U.S. combat troops were fighting in Vietnam. That number doubled in 1966. The U.S. military entered Vietnam with great confidence.