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Japanese Occupation
Japan sweeps away French rule in Indochina. In Vietnam, it places Emperor Bao Dai in power, creating the illusion of an independent Vietnamese state. -
Roosevelt Dies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. With the death of President Roosevelt, Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd President of the United States. -
Vietnam Divided
France and Ho Chi Minh sign the Geneva Accords, in which Vietnam is to be divided at the seventeenth parallel until elections can be held in 1956 to reunify the country. -
Eisenhower Debates Intervention
President Eisenhower's administration revisits the question of direct intervention in the Franco-Vietnamese War. -
Battle Of Dien Bien
The French suffer a decisive defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. -
French Surrender
Rangeend Dienbienphu,The French surrender to the Viet Minh. The Geneva Conference on the status of Indochina begins. -
First American Deaths
Two military advisors are killed by Viet Minh guerilla soldiers in a raid at Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. These are the first American deaths (non-combat) reported in Vietnam. -
The Gulf Of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, or the USS Maddox Incident, are the names given to two incidents, one disputed, involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War. The operations are referred to as the Tet Offensive because they began during the early morning the first day of the year on a traditional lunar calendar and the most important Vietnamese holiday. -
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam.
