1965 vietnam

Vietnam War

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  • Vietnam becomes independent

    Vietnam becomes independent
    Ho Chi Minh declares the Democratic Republic of Vietnam independent

  • U.S. provides military aid to the French

    U.S. provides military aid to the French
    United States military involvement in Vietnam begins as President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French.

  • The Geneva Accords

    The Geneva Accords
    The Geneva Accords divide Vietnam in half at the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh's Communists ceded the North, while Bao Dai's regime is granted the South.

  • French leave Vietnam

    French leave Vietnam
    The last French soldier leaves South Vietnam. The French High Command for Indochina is then dissolved.

  • Kennedy is elected president of the United States

    Kennedy is elected president of the United States
    35th president of the united states

  • Kennedy assasinated

    Kennedy assasinated
    Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President

  • Gulf of Tonkin

    Gulf of Tonkin
    The U.S.S. Maddox is attacked right near north Vietnam

  • USA declares war on Vietnam

    USA declares war on Vietnam
    after numbers of vietnam attacks, President Johnson decides to declare war

  • Last U.S. troop leaves Vietnam

    Last U.S. troop leaves Vietnam
    U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 as a result of the Case–Church Amendment passed by the U.S. Congress