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Viet Minh
the same day that Japan formally surrendered to the allies, vietnam declared its independence. -
War Began
when the Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large French military base at Dien Bien , in the moutains of northern Vietnam. -
Geneva
in July 1954 the french and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords. -
Vietnam
The Viet Minh finally overran the French base, ending the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and shettering French morale. -
South Vietnam
the United States used its influence to put an anticommunist South Vietnamese leader, Ngo Dinh Diem. -
form groups
Viet Minh formed a group called the National Liberation Front and invited all opponents of Diem to join -
Action
in May 1963 at a Buddhist rall opposing Diem´s polies, South Vietnamese police killed nine demostrators -
March 1964
He asked the military to begin planning for the bombing of North Vietnam. -
LBJ
February 7, 1965, after the Viet Cong attacked a U.S. air base in south, LBJ responded by ordering the bombing of barracks -
Marines Wait
On March 8, 1965 about 3,500 U.S. marines waded ashore at a beach near Da Nang, South Vietnam.
