Vietnam

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  • Independence

    Independence
    Vietnam declared its independence.
    Japan formally surrendered to the allies.

  • Open Fire

    Open Fire
    French warships opened on the port city of Haiphong, killing some 6000 Vietnamese civilians.

  • Aid

    Aid
    Aid rose from 10 million to 100 million by 1951

  • War in Indochina

    War in Indochina
    The United States was paying 80 percent of the war in Indochina

  • Attack

    Attack
    when the Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large french military base at Dien Bien Phu.

  • Geneva Accords

    Geneva Accords
    the french and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords

  • News Conference

    News Conference
    Eisenhower warned that if Vietnam fell to communism the rest of southeast asia would topple like a row of dominoes

  • Ending the battle

    Ending the battle
    The Viet Minh finally overran the French base, ending the battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering French Morale.

  • Use your influence

    Use your influence
    The United States used its influence to put an anticommunist South Vietnamese leader, Ngo Dinh Diem, in charge.

  • Elections

    Elections
    Under the Accords, national elections to reunify Vietnam