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The US supports troop intervention in the Franco- Vietnamese war.
It was necessary for this to happen becasue it would prevent communism in asia which was made by an xecutive decision. -
Nixon Supports Troop Committment
As vice president Nixon states "if to avoid further Communist expansion in Asia and Indochina we must take the risk now of putting our boys in, I think the Executive has to take the politically unpopular decision and do it." -
French Surrender
The French decide to surrender and when this is done The Geneva Conference on the status of Indochina starts. The Vietnamese independence party were fighting the French and Japanese in order to gain their independence. -
First American Deaths
The first reported American deaths were two military advisors were killed by Viet Minh guerilla soldiers in a raid in South Vietnam. -
John F. Kennedy is elected as President
The US has JFK as president. -
Viet Cong is formed against US forces
The National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, also known as the National Liberation Front (NLF) is formed.This group was being funded by North Vietnamese government, and staffed by Ex-Viet Minh guerilla soldiers from the South. -
Buddhist monk sets himself on fire
A Buddhist monk sets himself on fire to protest against the war. His name was Thich Quang Duc, and he was a 66-year-old.His protest focused on religious intolerance, and discriminatory policies. -
US Combat Units get to Vietnam
This is when the first U.S. combat units arrive in Vietnam. -
Berkeley anti-war protests occured
It was estimated that over 30,000 people attend a three-day anti-war teach-in at U.C. Berkeley. -
Martin Luther King Jr
Over 100,000 people attend Martin Luther King Jr rally in New York. -
Ho Chi Minh Dies
Ho Chi Minh dies at the age of 79. -
US troops leave Vietnam
The last troops left in vietnam depart. -
NIxon is back in office
Nixon is reelected -
Vietnam Ceasefire Signed
The Vietnames and US sign a peace agreement to end the war. This is when the US begins to with draw their troops. -
American POWs Released
600 American POWs are realeases by North Vietnam. -
The War is Over
The war between Vietnam and the US was offically declared to be over.
