U.S involvment in Vietnam By cheech08 Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles is signed at the end of WWI Dec 16, 1920 Ho Chi Minh is one of the founders of the French Communist Party; his beliefs in the communist revolution Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders in WWII Dec 16, 1946 Vietnamese battle French rule over their country Jul 21, 1954 Geneva Accords: Signed Peace Agreements Oct 26, 1955 Eisenhower intervenes in Diem government and chooses to support them Apr 16, 1960 The U.S starts supplying military assistance to South Vietnam the exact date is iffy, but the month and year is exact Aug 4, 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution