Lesson 17.1

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  • Ho Chi Minh Founded the Indochinese Communist Party

    Ho Chi Minh returned to South Asia to try to restore independence in Vietnam.

  • Japan Invades Vietnam

    Japan had been the third country to control Vietnam; China held control for hundreds of years, then France had put Vietnam into French Indochina.

  • Ho Chi Minh Returns to Vietnam

    After living in exile under the Soviet Union, Minh returned to Vietnam to discover Japan's rule over it. He then creates the Vietminh to restore independence.

  • Japan Surrenders

    After the Allies aid the Vietminh, Japan surrenders to the Vietminh

  • French Return to Reclaim its Colony

    After Japan's surrender, French troops quickly take over their former colony once again, threatening the Vietminh.

  • French Troops Fall to Vietminh

    After the the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, French made peace with the Vietminh and withdrew from Indochina.

  • Vietnam elections held

    In 1956, an accord was held to host elections to unite Vietnam under one ruler.

  • The Vietcong had gained control of most of the country

    After the failed elections, many sided with the Vietcong.

  • Kennedy Takes Office

    Kennedy gets sworn into office

  • Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution Signed

  • Vietnam suspectedly fired torpedo

    Johnson announced that the Vietcong had fired a torpedo in the Gulf of Tonkin

  • Johnson starts a bombing campaign in Vietnam