The vietnam war

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  • Military advisors and weapons in China

    The Viet Minh receive military advisors and weapons from China.

  • United states pledges $15 million.

    The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam.

  • The french suffer a defeat

    The French suffer a decisive defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.

  • Cease fire

    The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel.

  • South Vietnam declares

    South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president.

  • Viet Cong is established

    The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam.

  • South Vietnamese preseident is executed

    South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup.

  • North Vietnamese attack

    North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters (the Gulf of Tonkin Incident).

  • THe U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

    In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

  • U.S. aerial bombing from the North Vietnam begins

    A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder).

  • U.S. troops come to Vietnam

    The first U.S. troops come to Vietnam.

  • U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000

    U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000.