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Japan Surrenders To The Allies
Japan formally surrenders to the allies. -
Vietnam declares Independence
Vietnam declares Independence announcement made by Ho Chi. -
French Warships Open Fire
French Warships Open Fire on the port city of Haiphong, killing 6000 Vietnamese civilians. -
French and Viet Minh Signs Agreement.
French and Viet Minh Signs the Geneva Accords. -
Viet Minh Overran The French Base
Viet Minh Overran The French Base ending the battle of dien bien phu and shattering french morale. -
Ho Chi Minh Declares himself President of South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh declares himself president of South Vietnam. -
US Puts South Vietnamese in Charge
US used its influence to put anticommunist South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem in charge. -
Viet Minh Forms Group
Viet Minh forms a group called the National Liberation Front and invited all opponents of Diem to join. Group was called Viet Cong -
Kennedy becomes President
Kennedy becomes President -
Buddhist Rally Opposing Diems
Buddhist Rally Opposing Diems policies, South Vietnamese police killed nine demonstrators. -
Johnson approves covert attack
Johnson approves covert attacks on radar stations along North Vietnam's coast. -
Viet Cong attacks US
Viet Cong attacks US air base in the south. -
U.S Marines wade ashore at beach
3,500 US Marines waded ashore at a beach near Da Nang, South Vietnam.
