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Vietnam declares independence
Ho Chi Minh madce the announcement using words from the declaration of independence. -
U.S military aid to French Indochina
Trueman was determined to block an further communist advance in asia, because of this he called for increasee military aid. the aid rose from 10 million to more than 100 million in only a year. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large frech military base. by April more than 12,ooo french soldiers were ready to give up. -
Geneva accords
the French and the Viet Minh signed the Geneva records. under this aggrement the fighting stoped. Vietnam was split along the 17th parallel. the Viet Minh moved north of the line while the French moved south -
Buddhist protest of Diem policies
Diem discriminated against the buddhist majority. Buddhist monks protested by setting themselves on fire. -
Argument of Doves
they wanted a peaceful resolution in Vietnam through compromise. they did not want to send in U,S troops. thy did not want to escalate the war. -
Gulf of Tonkinin resolution
allowed the president to take all neccesary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the united states. gave permision to expand U.S role in conflict -
Argument from hawks
favored expandment in Vietnan and wanted to send more troops into Vietnam. they believed in the domino theory -
First U.S troops land in Vietnam
troops landed ashore near Da Nang south vietnam. they immediately began preparing to defend against an attack. -
Operation Starlite
assaulted 1,500 Veit Cong. the battle started with a bomb attack on Viet Cong positions. America came out of this battle with a victory with more than 600 Viet Cong soldiers dead and 45 U.S fatalities
