Going to War in Vietnam

  • Indochinese Communist party

    After years in europe, China, and the Soviot union, he returned to Southeast asia(Ho Chi Minh)
  • Japan invaded Vietnam

    Japan invaded Vietnam

  • He returned

    Ho Chi returned to vietnam
  • Surrender

    The Japannese surrendered to the allies which gave up control of Indochina
  • Gave up empire

    Gave up empire

    The dutch had to give up there empire in indonesia and help suport the british.
  • The fall

    The french forces fell to the Vietminh
  • Government

    the accords called for elections to reunite the counrty under a single government
  • Control of country side

    Control of country side

    the vietcong had established control over most of the country side
  • Millitary personnel

    the number of U.S. military personnel in south vietnam jumped from 2,000 to around 15,000.
  • Arrivale

    U.S. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge arrived in vietnam