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Ho Chi Minh
1941 a Vietnamese communist Ho Chi Minh drew on that history to stir up nationalist feelings. -
Vietnam Independence
japan formally surrendered to the allies Vietnam declared its independence -
French attack
french warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong killing some 6,000 Vietnamese civilians -
Indochina
the aid rose from $10 million in 1950 to more than $100 million in 1951 the untied states was paying 80 percent of the cost of the war in Indochina -
Soldiers death
thousands of U.S. soldiers had already died in Korea trying to halt the spread of communism. -
Viet Minh launched an attck on french
the decisive battle of the war began in march 1954 when the Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large french military base at Dien Bien Phu in the mountains of northern Vietnam. -
Geneva Accords
the French and Viet signed the Geneva accords under this agreement then fighting stopped and Vietnam was split temporarily along the 17th parallel. -
the battle of dien bien phu ending
the Viet Minh finally overran the french base ending the battle of dien bien phu and shattering french morale. -
Ngo Dinh Diem in charge
the united states used its influence to put an anticommunist south Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem in charge -
JFK theory
kennedy offered hie own version of the domino theory JFK called Vietnam the cornerstone of the free world in southeast Asia -
National Liberation
the Viet Minh formed a group called the national liberation front and invited all opponents of Diem to join -
Kennedy tries to prop up south Vietnam
Kennedy became president he sent an inspection team to south Vietnam to evaluate the situation -
Diems policies
at a Buddhist rally opposing Diems policies south Vietnamese police killed nine demonstrators. Several Buddhist monks protested by publicly setting themselves on fire