U.S. Getting involved in Vietnam

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  • Viet Minh

    an organization he formed in 1941 to resist the Japanese occupation
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    U.S. Getting involved in Vietnam

  • WWII

    In August 1945, World War II ended when Japan was defeated

  • British forces

    In September 1945, British forces landed in Saigon, Vietnam’s colonial capital, and reclaimed the country for their ally France

  • Vietnamese leader

    In the spring of 1946, the Vietnamese leader and the French government signed an agreement to share power

  • getting involved

    The United States began getting involved in Vietnam in 1950

  • economic and military aid

    In 1950, the U.S. government sent economic and military aid to the French forces fighting to maintain French control of Vietnam.

  • Viet Minh won

    In 1954, the Viet Minh won a decisive victory at the battle of Dien Bien Phu

  • JFK

    John F. Kennedy took office in early 1961, fighting between the South Vietnamese and communist rebels in the South

  • Kennedy government

    In the fall of 1963, the Kennedy government quietly agreed to a plan by South Vietnamese generals to overthrow the Diem regime