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Nationalism bacame a powerful force in Vietnam. Vietnam was ruled by the French, but the Vietnamese pushed for independence from the French government.
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Ho Chi Minh returned to Southeast Asia and founded the IndoChinese Communist Party to overthrow the French. His actions caused issues and foced him to flee.
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Ho Chi Minh organized a nationalist group called the Vietminh. This caused the United States to send troops to aid the Vietminh.
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Japan surrendered control of IndoChina. Vietnam was an independent nation. A Vietnam Declaration of Independence is created.
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The French didn't want Vietnam to be independent, so they returned and drove out Vietminh forces.
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The French set up a goverment in Vietnam. The Vietnamese fought agaist the French, and the French asked the United States for help. United States agreed because they didn't want Vietnam to be communist.
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President Eisenhower agreed to support France.
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The United States paid three fourths of France's war costs. Eisenhower defended the war with the domino effect.
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The French troops were defeated by the Vietminh at Dien Bien Mhu. France made peace and withdrew from the war.
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The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into North and South through the 17th parallel.
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Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participate in a nationwide election in Vietnam.
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The new guerilla warfare army,or vietcong, established thousands of government officials and established control over the countryside.
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President Kennedy took office. He agreed to support South Vietnam. He saw they were important in fighting communism.
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Diem banned traditional religious flags for Buddha's birthday. This led to protest and opposition.
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American ambassador, Henry Lodge, arrived in Vietnam. He found that Vietnamese generals were plotting against Diem. Shortly after, Diem was executed.
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President Johnson sent American aircraft to attack North Vietnamese ships because they fired on United States ships in the Gulf Of Tonkin.
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Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that authorized the president take the necessary measures to prevent further aggression.
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The Vietcong began attacking American advisers in South Vietnam.
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The Vietcong attacks escalated. The attack on the attack on the base of Pleiku led Johnson to send aircraft to attack North Vietnam.
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Johnson expanded involvement in Vietnam. He started a bombing compaign called Operation Rolling Thunder. Johnson ordered the first combat troops on Vietnam.
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The United States used napalm and Agent Orange in the war. Vietcong and North Vietnam didn't show any signs of surrendering. At this point, 6,700 American troops were killed. Americans started to question our involvement in the war.
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In the United States, officials presectuted Americans for refusing to serve in the army. The war caused protests in the states.
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The United States was a divided nation because of the war. Vietcong and North Vietnam launched a surprise attack. After a month of fighting, generals called for more troops in Vietnam. Americans did not support President Johnson.
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Johnson stated he was not running for president again because of the nations disapproval. Nixon won the election. He promised to end the war and restore order.
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At the massacre at My Lai, 200 unarmed Vietnamese civilians were killed. This made Americans dislike the war even more.
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The 26th Ammendment gave all citizens 18 or older the right to vote.
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Both sides signed an agreement that would end the war and restore peace in Vietnam.
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North Vietnam launched a full scale attack on South Vietnam. The United States thought there was peace, so they withdrew. North Vietnam captured South Vietnam's capitol. Nixon would not return to help them.
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The United States dedicated the Vietnam Vetrans Memorial in Washington D.C.
