-
french indochina
from the 1880s up until ww2, vietnam was apart of french indochina -
Vietnam declares independence
on September 2 1945, the same day japan formally surrendered to the allies, Vietnam declared its independence -
french warships attack
In November 1946, French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong, killing some 6000 Vietnamese civilians -
U.S pays cost of the war
by 1954, the U.S was paying 80 percent of the cost of the war in Indochina -
Viet Minh launches surprise attack
The decisive battle of the war began in march 1954, when Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large French military base at Dien Bien Phu, in the mountains of northern Vietnanm -
The french and viet minh sign Geneva Accords
in july 1954 the French and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords -
Viet Minh overran military base
on may 7, 1954, the Viet Minh finally overran the French base, ending the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering French morale -
Diem declares himself president
in october 1955, he (Diem) declared himself presdent of south vietnam -
National Liberation Front
in 1960, the Viet Minh formed a group called the NLF and invited all opponents of Diem to join -
police kill demonstrators
In may 1963, at a Buddhist rally opposing Diem´s policies, south Vietnamese police killed nine demonstrators -
military to bomb North Vietnam
in march 1964, he (LBJ) asked the military to begin planning for the bombing of North Vietnam -
American sailors thought their destroyer was again under attack
on the night of August 4, in stormy weather in the Gulf of Tonkin, American sailors thought their destroyer was again under attack. They fired back, although they never saw any enemy boats. In fact, no attack had taken place -
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
2 says later congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. This resolution allowed the president ¨to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggresion -
Viet Cong attacks U.S air base
The escalation that senator Gruening feared began on February 7, 1965,after the Viet Cong attacked a U.S air base in the south -
3,500 U.S marines waded ashore at a beach
3,500 U.S marines waded ashore at a beach near Da Nang, south Vietnam. this was the first time us troops set foot in Vietnam
