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Ho Chi Minh
Ho helped to create the Indochines Communist Party in the North -
Indochina
A country controlled by the French; France’s attempt to reestablish its rule in Vietnam after World War II. America started getting involved trying to strengthen its ties with France and to help fight the
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Ngo Dihn Diem
South Vietnam president, a strong anti-Communist, he was corrupt and failed to beat Ho. -
JFK presidency aiding south Vietnam
By the end of 1963, 16,000 U.S. military personnel were in South Vietnam. -
Assasination of Diem
South Vietnam had to remain in control, but Diem would have to go. On November 1, 1963, a U.S.-supported military coup toppled Diem’s regime. Against Kennedy’s wishes, Diem was assassinated -
JFK assasination
A few weeks later, after Diems death, Kennedyfell to an assassin’s bullet. He was killed by a Jordan Immigrant who disagreeed with Kennedy -
Tonkin resolution
a North Vietnamese patrol boat fired a torpedo at an American destroyer, the USS Maddox, The torpedo missed its target, later the United States made a false report that they have been attacked -
Nixon wins
Nixon won the presidency promising to the end war, retreat all troops and make sure south Vietnam is incharge of fighting the war -
Tet offense
On the Vietnamese new year, their was a surprise attack on 12 United States bases, embassy's, and cities -
Settling in Vietnam
Since president Johnson took office, he started a draft and sent massive numbers of troops to Vietnam by aiding the south -
Cambodia
U.S. troops had invaded Cambodia to clear out North Vietnamese and Vietcong supply centers. A new communist regime was built in Cambodia and worsened the situation
