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Vietnam Declares independence
Vietnam Declares independence -
French attack Vietnam
French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong, killing some 6,000 Vietnamese civilians -
Korea tries to halt spread of communism
Thousands of U.S. soldiers died in Korea attempt to end the spread of Communism -
Geneva Accords
The french and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords to stop the fighting and Vietnam was split temporarily along the 17th parallel. -
U.S.A. paying 80% of war
The United States was paying 80% of the cost of the war in Indochina. -
Decisive battle of the war began
Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large French military base at Dien Bien Phu, in the mountains of northern Vietnam. They soon had the base surrounded -
News conference
Eisenhower warned that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of Southeast Asia would topple like a row of dominoes even japan, he said, would be lost. -
Viet Minh overruns fernch base
Viet Minh finally overran the French base, ending the battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering french morale. -
United States uses its influence
The United States used its influence to put an anticommunist South Vietnamese leader, Ngo Dinh Diem, in charge. -
He declared himself president of South Vietnam
Diem began returning land to wealthy landlords and drafting young men from the countryside into his army. -
Viet Minh formed a group
Viet Minh formed a group called the National Liberation Front and invited all opponents of Diem to join -
New President for the U.S.A.
Kennedy became president of the United States and he sent an inspection team to the South Vietnam to evaluate the situation -
Military advisers number soar
The number of military advisers had soared to around 9,000. -
Buddhist rally
Buddhist rally opposing Diem's policies, South Vietnamese police killed nine demonstrators -
Johnson Inherits the Vietnam problem
He expressed his ambivalent feelings about Vietnam to advisers. "I don't think it's worth fighting for," he said, "and I don't think we can get out."
