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Civilian Call Them Selves Viet Minh
A Vietnam Communists ,Ho Chi Minh drew on history to stir up nationalist feelings. He helped found the group called the (OFO) Oppose Foreign Occupation. -
Japan Surrenders
On this day Japan surrenders to the Allies , also on this day Vietnam declares its independence. -
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U.S Pays %80 cost war in Indochina
Aid rose to $10 million to more than $100 million by 1951. The U.S was paying %80 of the war cost in Indochina. -
Soldiers die in Korea
Thousands of soldiers had already died in Korea trying to halt the spread of communism -
Surprise attack on French Base
The Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large French Base in Dien Bien Phu, in the mountains of northern Vietnam. -
Vietnam Splits
The French and Viet Minh sighed the Geneva Accords to stop fighting and have Vietnam be split at the 17th parallel making the north and south Vietnam. -
Eisenhower New Conference
Eisenhower warns the U.S that if Vietnam is lost to communism then the Southeast Asia will also be taken by communism to even Japan calling this the effect the "Domino Theory" which motivates the U.S. to intervention with Vietnam. -
Viet Minh push French out of North Vietnam
The Viet Minh finally overran the French Base, ending the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and shatter French Morale. The French lack public support began to pull out of North Vietnam. -
U.S influence in Vietnam
U.S used its influence to put and anticommunist South Vietnamese leader, Ngo Dinh Diem, in charge. Diem began building an army. -
Reunify Vietnam
Under the accords, national elections to reunify Vietnam were scheduled. -
The Viet Cong Members
Viet Minh formed a group called the (National Liberation Front) they invited anyone who opponents of Diem to join. Diem called them the Viet Cong for slang for communist Vietnamese but most of the members were noncommunists. -
Kennedy Becomes President
Kennedy becomes president, he sends an inspection team to south Vietnam to evaluate the situation. -
JFK Resists Calls for Soldiers
The number of military advisers had soared to around 9,000 but JFK resisted calls to send U.S soldiers into combat. -
Monk Protests
Nine Buddhist demonstrators were killed by police in the rally opposing Diem's. Several Buddhist monks protested by publicly setting themselves on fire. -
North Vietnamese advance on the South
The North Vietnamese advance on to the South along the route. Johnson knew that the South Vietnam's army is very weak and ineffective army and wouldn't be able to stop the North's attack. -
Lyndon B Johnson Expresses Feelings
Lyndon B Johnson says "I don't think it's worth fighting for, and I don't think we can get put" -
U.S Navy use Surveillance and covert attacks
President Johnson approved covert attacks on North Vietnam's Coast. The CIA planed the attacks but the south carried out the raids. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, this allowed the president to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the U.S. -
North Veit Cong's attack U.S air base
The North Viet Cong's attack a U.S. Air Base in the south. After that President LBJ responds by bombing the military staging areas north of the 17th parallel.
