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Vietnamis defeated the French forces and were granted independence.
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North and South offically split into two countries
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The French (after their lose) sought out a peace settlement
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This was also known as the second Indochina War. Lyndon B. Johnson was president at the time.
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John F. Kennedy becomes the president during the Vietnam War.
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America sends military advisors to help train South Vietnamises soliders.
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Two American destroiers were fired upon from North Vietnamis forces
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America drops out of the Vietnam War.
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The fall of Saigon was the complete and offical end of the entire Vietnam War
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President Richard Nixon drops out of office
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The French lost and North Vietnam quickly unified South Vietnam.
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North Vietnamis troops tear down the gates of Saigon and takes control of South Vietnam