Why did The USA get increasingly involved in Vietnam

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  • Viet Minh entered the Northern City of Hanoi, declaring Vietnam independent

    No direct American Involvement

  • French come back to Vietnam

    No direct American Involvement

  • Ho recieves support from China

    No Direct American Involvement
  • Period: to

    USA donate $500 Million a Year to France

    Financial Support

  • France pull out of Vietnam

    No direct American Involvement

  • Peace Conference in Geneva, dividing Vietnam

    No direct American Involvement

  • USA prevent Elections in Vietnam

    Political Involvement

  • Americans help Ngo Dinh Diem

    Financial Support

  • The Setup for the Liberation of South Vietnam/Viet Cong

    No direct American Involvement

  • Viet Cong Start a Guerilla War Against the South Vietnamese

    No direct American Involvement

  • The USA support The “Strategic Hamlet” Program

    Financial Support

  • The Policy backfires for the South Vietnamese

    No direct American Involvement

  • The South Vietnamese Government launch their “Strategic Hamlet” Program

    No direct American Involvement

  • President Kennedy sends Military Personnel to the South Vietnamese

    Military Involvement

  • Kennedy is assassinated and Lyndon Johnson replaces him

    Political Involvement

  • Diem is overthrown by his own Army

    Political Involvement

  • Shots fired at the Tonkin Gulf

    Military Involvement

  • The USA initiate Operation Rolling Thunder

    Military Involvement

  • US Troops came ashore at Da Nang

    Military Involvement