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Ho Chi Minh is Born
He was the leader of the communist revolution in Vietnam. He was once allies with the United States until he started to use harsh ruling. -
Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor the United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation
The North helped because they wanted no foreign nation in the country. They also saw this as a chance to take over the whole country and make Vietnam a communist nation. -
Eisenhower declares "Domino Theory"
Domino theory in Vietnam means that is Vietnam falls to communism, so will other nations near by. The freaked the U.S. out because of the policy of containment. The U.S. did not want communism to spread. -
The Vietminh and Ho Chi Minh defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu
The French were stationed in Dien Bien Phu until the base was destroyed and taken over by the Vietminh. Since the U.S. was allied with the French, they decided to get involved help the French. -
The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South
The Geneva Accords split Vietnam into two parts. It was split into Communist North Vietnam and Democratic South Vietnam. The split was over the 17th parallel. -
Ngo Dinh Diem cancels elections in Vietnam
He canceled the elections because he knew that he was going to lose to Ho Chi Minh. He also canceled the elections because the people were voting on if Vietnam should be whole and not split into two parts. -
The National Liberation Front is formed
The group is also known as the National Front for the Liberation of the South. The National Liberation Front occupied the Southern non-communist party. -
South Vietnamese Monk sets himself on fire
The monk that burned himself was Buddhist. He did this because his religion was highly discriminated and he needed to raise awareness. He did this because he would rather be set on fire than die due to hate and the brutal people who targeted him and the Buddhist religion. -
The U.S. Withdraws Support of Ngo Dinh Diem (leader of South Vietnam)
When Diem lost support from the United States, he was assassinated in a military coup. The group that killed him was communist and angered from his attempts of non-communist ruling.(the date is when he was assassinated) -
President Kennedy is assassinated, leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to get involved in the Vietnam tension even though it was a foreign war. He signed off to allow U.S. troops to fill Vietnam and fight against the communist Vietnamese. Kennedy was a peaceful leader but due to his assassination, Johnson decided to change that aspect of presidency. -
Lyndon says that two U.S. ships were fired at by North Vietnamese ships
Johnson said that the USS Maddox was fired upon by the North Vietnamese. This event lead to the signing of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This allowed for the United States to now get involved with the war in Vietnam. Many say that the "Incident" was fake and the only reason it was brought up was that the U.S. had a reason to get involved. -
The First American Combat Troops Arrive in Vietnam.
U.S. Marines and 3,500 American combat soldiers arrived in Vietnam. However, in September of 1950, the first U.S. military advisors were sent over to Vietnam.
