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Ho Chi Minh announced the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September 1945 although Frankliln Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin had already decided that the northern part of Vietman would be under the control of China while the southern part would be under the British control.
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France established the state of Vietnam in July of 1949. Saigon is named the capital and armed conflict ensues.
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Eight Asian nations sign the U.S. sponsored SEATO treaty. SEATO was primarily created to keep communism from taking further root in Southeast Asia. However, it caused many internal conflicts and hindered the use of the military.
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President Eisenhower's administration sends the first U.S. advisers to South Vietnam to train the South Vietnamese Army
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The National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam was formed. Americans called this the 'Vietcong' and they were made up of different political and religious groups.
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Kennedy sent 100 special forces to South Vietnam.
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The South Vietnamese president Diem was assassinated along with his brother. The war effort was subsequently weakened.
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Calling the U.S. "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world," Martin Luther King speaks out against US policy in Vietnam. He later encourages draft evasion and suggests a merger between antiwar and civil rights groups.
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Martin Luther King - assassinated
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Robert Kennedy is assassinated
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U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war ended in result of the Case-Church Amendment. The amendment ended the military's direct involvement, but the U.S. still supported South Vietnam with supplies and economic support.
