Vietnam

By darian1601

  • Vietnam V.S the french

    Vietnam defeated the french in 1954

  • convention

    There was a convention to split between north Vietnam and south Vietnam

  • support

    Dwight Eisenhower supports south Vietnam

  • Geneva agreement

    The Geneva agreement called for elections to held in 1956 to unify the country, but Ngo Dinh Diem and South Vietnam refused to hold the elections because they said that the communist North Vietnam would not hold fair elections.

  • President Kennedy Pledges Support to South Vietnam

    After his election in 1960, President John F. Kennedy pledged American support to the South Vietnamese.

  • The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem

    Ngo Dinh Diem, the democratic leader of South Vietnam, lacked support in his own country as he imprisoned people who criticized his government, filled many government positions with members of his own family, and persecuted Buddhists.
    As a result, Diem was assassinated in 1963.