US Hisotry Vietnam War

Ho Chi Minh founds Indochinese Communist Party

May 20, 1930

-Ho Chi Minh is the leader of the party
-Under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, it staged a number of revolts against the French,

Japan occupies Vietnam

May 20, 1940

-It took control of Vietnam
-The later Allied defeat of Japan made Ho Chi Minh's dream of winning Vietnam's independence a reality.

Ho Chi Minh founds Viet Minh

May 20, 1941

-the goal was to win the independence for Vietnam from foreign countries.
-The defeat of Japan made this goal possible for Ho Chi Minh.

Viet Minh captures Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh establishes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Sep 2, 1945

-After Japan was defeated from the Allied forces
-Ho Chi Minh established this goal with the help from Vietminh.

Eisenhower introduces domino theory (Happens in April)

Apr 20, 1954

-All of the communist countries will just be like the dominoes, once one of them fell, it will just kept falling on one another.
-Used to stop the spread of the communism.

Viet Minh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu

May 20, 1954

-French could no longer retake Vietname.
-Vietminh overran the French outpost in northwestern Vietnam.

Vietcong begin attacks on Diem government

May 20, 1957

-assassinated thousands of South Vietnamese governmetn officials.
-They got support from Ho Chi Minh.

Ngo Dinh Diem overthrown in U.S.-backed coup

Nov 1, 1963

-U.S. supported military coup destroyed the Diem's regime.
-Diem was later assassinated.

U.S. Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Aug 7, 1964

-To use military strength against Northern Vietamnese attacks against the American ships.
-With this power, President Johnson bombed North Vietnam.

U.S. forces begin Operation Rolling Thunder bombing campaign

Feb 20, 1965

-First bombing of North Vietnam.
-President Johnson issued this from the power he got from Tonkin Gulf Resolution.