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Ho Chi Minh and the creation of the viet Minh
Ho Chi MInh was the leader of north communist Vietnam. He created the Viet Minh to become his army. -
The First Indochina war
France and vietnam started a conflict first time for Indochina. -
Geneva Accords
This was to help set the border between north and south Vietnam. -
The Domino Theroy
The theroy that if Vietnam falls to communisn the rest of the people would also continue to fall communist. -
America Aids France
America helps France by giving them suplies to fight the first Indochina war. -
Use of Agent Orange
Also basicly called namplam was used to kill or blind the army the Americans are fighting. -
Diem Assassination
The south Vietnam leader was killed with the help of the CIA but the North Vietnam did it. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Were the U.S. had boat near the north vietnam coat adn the north vietnam did not like it a fired weapons at the American ships. -
The Tet Offensive
series of suprise attack by the viet congs -
My Lai Massacre
American soilder killed a bunch of women and children because they dint know if they are bad or not. -
U.S. troop withdrawals and Vietnamization
We leave vietnam and let the vietnam govs control it and fight. -
War Powers Act
the limmit the presidents power to commit military to one thing. -
The Fall of Saigon
The end of the war and saigon was the last to fall