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France Makes Vietnam a Colony
France invades Vietnam and makes it a colony, 1858-1884. -
The Indochinese Communist Party founded
Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party. -
Japan Invades Vietnam
Japan invades and takes over Vietnam. -
The Viet Minh Established
Ho Chi Minh establishes The League for the Independence of Vietnam, the Viet Minh. -
Democratic Republic of Vietnam Established
Ho Chi Mihn Declares an Independent Vietnam, or the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
The Viet Mihn Recieve Help from China
China sends Troops and supplies to Vietnam -
The U.S. Helps France
The U.S. sends France $15million dollars worth of troops and supplies -
France is Defeated at Dien Bien Phu
The French suffer a decisive defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. -
France Retreats
The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. -
South Vietnam Becomes the Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president. -
The Viet Cong are Established
The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam. -
The President of South Vietnam is Killed
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup. -
JFK is Assasinated
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North Vietnam attacks U.S. Ships
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Congress Passes the Gulf of Tonkein Resolution
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Lyndon Johnson Inaugurated
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Opperation Rolling Thunder Begins
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The First Combat Troops Arrive in Vietnam
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Masacure in Mai Lai
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Johnson Refuses to be Nominated
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Troop Count Reaches 540,000 in Vietnam
U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000. -
Nixion Inagurated
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Nixion Orders 1st Withdraw
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Ho Chi Mihn Dies
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Nixion Inagurated Again
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Cease- Fire
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The Last of the U.S. Troops are sent Home from Vietnam
The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. -
Nixion Resigns
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South Vietnam Surrenders
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Vietnam War Memorial is Dedicated
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated
