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Munich pact signed. Munich Pact with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler
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Three presidents that were involved with Vietnam were Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy
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the war started in 1939 and it ended in 1945
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Vietnam declared independence from France they had surrendered to its allies
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french military were based in mountains in northern Vietnam and had a surprise attack by viet minh
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The president that declared himself president was Ho Chi Minh of south Vietnam
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the USA helped Vietnamese and anticommunist with an influence
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Kennedy became president in January 1961 and he sent more troops to south Vietnam
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Kennedy resisted calls to send into combat engaging with no fighting
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Johnson approved an attack bombing on north Vietnam
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viet cong attack the U.S. air base in the south Vietnam but Johnson did not start against north Vietnam
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there were half a million Americans that were going to serve in Vietnam