The U.S gets involved in Vietnam

  • Vietnamese Communist

    Ho Chi Minh wanted independence by creating vietminh.
  • WWll

    Vietnam part of French indochina.
  • Vietnam Independence

    Vietnam Declared their independence by surrendered their allies.
  • Vietnamese Civilians got killed

    About 6,000 Vietnamese were killed by the French warships in port city of Haiphong.
  • U.S soldiers died

    about thousands of U.S military got killed in Korea trying to stop communist
  • The U.S pays war

    The U.S paid 80% for the war in indochina.
  • Surprise attack by the Viet Minh

    Attack from the Viet Minh to the French military base in the Dien Bien Phu
  • End of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu

    The Viet Minh overran the French military and they finish the battle.
  • Become President

    Kennedy is president of the U.S
  • Give his opinion

    Lyndon B. Johnson expressed his feelings about Vietnam to an Adviser.
  • The U.S combat soldiers

    Soldiers from the U.S were in combat about of 184,000 were serving in vietnam.
  • The U.S Reaches a hard point in Vietnam

    The escalation That Senator Gruening feared began.